Francis David (1510-15 November,1579) was the founder of the Unitarian Church in Transylvania. Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Events January 6 - The Union of Atrecht united the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma, governor in the name of king Philip II of Spain. ...

Francis David (also known as Ferenc David) was born in Cluj-Napoca around 1510. After studying in Wittenberg and Frankfurt, he was elected Calvinist bishop of the Hungarian churches in Transylvania, and appointed court preacher to John Sigismund, prince of Transylvania. His discussion of the Trinity began in 1565 with doubts of the personality of the Holy Ghost. Map of Romania showing Cluj_Napoca Cluj_Napoca (Hungarian: Kolozsvár, German: Klausenburg, Latin: Claudiopolis), the seat of Cluj county, is one of the most important academic, cultural and industrial centers in Romania. ... John Zápolya refers to a father and son who were kings of Hungary in the 16th century. ...

His antagonist in public disputations was the Calvinist leader, Peter Juhász (Melius); his supporter was Giorgio Blandrata. John Sigismund, adopting his court-preacher's views, issued (1568) an edict of religious liberty at the Turda Diet, which allowed David (retaining his existing title) to transfer his episcopate from the Calvinists to the anti-Trinitarians, Cluj being evacuated by all but his followers. Giorgio Blandrata or Blandrata (c. ...

In 1571 John Sigismund was succeeded by Stephen Báthory, a Catholic, and trouble began. Under the influence of John Sommer, rector of the Cluj gymnasium, David (about 1572) abandoned the worship of Christ. The attempted accommodation by Sozzini only precipitated matters; tried as an innovator, David died in prison at Deva in 1579. Alternate meanings: see Deva (disambiguation) Deva (Hungarian: Déva, German: Diemrich) is a Romanian city situated on the left bank of the middle course of the Mureş river. ...