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Johannes Maccovius (Makovski), a Reformed theologian, came from [[Poland|Poland]] to [[Franeker (Friesland, Netherlands)|Franeker]] in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] in 1613 as tutor of some young Polish noblemen who were students at the University of Franeker. In 1615 Maccovius was appointed professor of theology in this university. He was an ultra-orthodox follower of [[Calvin, John (1509-1564)|Calvin]], who continually came into conflict with other Calvinistic theologians, and who at the Reformed synod held at [[Dordrecht (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Dordrecht]] in 1618-1619 took a rigid attitude against all kinds of religious toleration. Maccovius attacked the Mennonites in a few writings, particularly in <em>Proton Pseudos Anabaptistarum, </em>a bitterly prejudiced book.

Maccovius was married three times; his first wife was Antje van Uylenburgh (d. 1634), a sister of Saskia van Uylenburgh, known as [[Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1607-1669)|Rembrandt]]'s<em> </em>wife.
= Bibliography =
Kuyper, Abraham. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Johannes Maccovius. </em><span class="gameo_bibliography">Leiden: Donner, 1899. </span>

<span class="gameo_bibliography">Molhuysen, P. C. and  P. J. Blok.</span><em class="gameo_bibliography"><em class="gameo_bibliography"> Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek. </em></em><span class="gameo_bibliography"><span class="gameo_bibliography">Leiden, 1911-1937: IX, 637-639.</span></span>
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