Jacques Lefèvre
- Dates
- 1455–1536 AD
Also known as Jacob Faber Stapulensis, a French theologian who was a predecessor of the Protestant reformation in France.
In detail
Jacques Lefèvre was born to humble parents around 1455. A French humanist theologian, he devoted his life to studying the Bible. He produced a number of commentaries and translated the Bible into French. He completed the New Testament in 1523 and the Old Testament in 1528. His translation of the entire Bible was published in 1530. Lefèvre died around 1536.
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