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Sozzini, Fausto and Lelio

Born : Lelio Sozzini: 29 January 1525, Siena

Died : Lelio Sozzini: 4 May 1562, Zürich

Born : Fausto Sozzini: 5 December 1539, Siena

Died : Fausto Sozzini: 3 March 1604, Lusławice

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Abstract

Lelio and Fausto Sozzini, uncle and nephew, were two of the main exponents of sixteenth-century Antitrinitarianism. Their thoughts, especially Fausto’s elaboration of Lelio’s suggestions, became a point of reference for both Italian religious dissenters and members of the Minor Reformed Church (Ecclesia Minor) in Poland. After Fausto’s death (1604), his ideas were spread across Europe by several followers and gave rise to Socinianism, which emerged as one of the most important religious, moral, and philosophical doctrines of early modern times.

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Priarolo, M. (2020). Sozzini, Fausto and Lelio. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_1045-1

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