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FILE - In this April 14 2005 file picture busts of John Calvin seen in a Geneva, Switzerland. John Calvin, the Great Reformer, used dictatorial means in making Geneva a "Protestant Rome" but planted the seeds of modern democracy.

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A member of the Senate of France, representing the Bas-Rhin department, Philippe Richert attends the opening ceremony of the 'Protestant en fete' (Protestants Celebrate) event on October 30, 2009 at the Saint-Thomas church in Strasbourg, eastern France.

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President of the regional council of the Alsace region, Andre Reichardt attends the opening ceremony of the 'Protestant en fete' (Protestants Celebrate) event on October 30, 2009 at the Saint-Thomas church in Strasbourg, eastern France.

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President of the Protestant Federation of France, pastor Claude Baty (3rdR) gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the 'Protestant en fete' (Protestants Celebrate) event on October 30, 2009 at the Saint-Thomas church in Strasbourg, eastern France.

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French Senate president Gerard Larcher gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the 'Protestant en fete' (Protestants Celebrate) event on October 30, 2009 at the Saint-Thomas church in Strasbourg, eastern France.

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French Senate president Gerard Larcher (R) gives a speech during the opening ceremony of the 'Protestant en fete' (Protestants Celebrate) event on October 30, 2009 at the Saint-Thomas church in Strasbourg, eastern France.

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French European MP Catherine Trautmann (2ndR) gives a speech near the president of the Protestant Federation Pierre Joxe (C) and Senate president Gerard Larcher (L) during a debate on the theme 'Protestants in the political life' on October 30, 2009 at the Saint-Thomas church in Strasbo...

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French European MP Catherine Trautmann (R) gives a speech near the president of the Protestant Federation Pierre Joxe and Senate president Gerard Larcher (L) during a debate on the theme 'Protestants in the political life' on October 30, 2009 at the Saint-Thomas church in Strasbourg, ea...

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Actor Michel Kullman performs in the role of Jean Calvin at Geneva's Reformation Wall, during a rehearsal of the commemorative spectacle 'Calvin - Geneva in flames' on Sunday, June 28, 2009 in Geneva.

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Actor Michel Kullman, left, performs in the role of Jean Calvin at Geneva's Reformation Wall, during a rehearsal of the commemorative spectacle 'Calvin - Geneva in flames' on Sunday, June 28, 2009 in Geneva.

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Actor Michel Kullman, left, performs in the role of Jean Calvin at Geneva's Reformation Wall, during a rehearsal of the commemorative spectacle 'Calvin - Geneva in flames' on Sunday, June 28, 2009 in Geneva.

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Actor Michel Kullman performs under a statue of Jean Calvin (2nd L) at Geneva's Reformation Wall, during a rehearsal of the commemorative spectacle 'Calvin - Geneva in flames' on June 28, 2009 in Geneva.

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Houses as a part of the decoration at Geneva's Reformation Wall, during a rehearsal of the commemorative spectacle 'Calvin - Geneva in flames' on Sunday, June 28, 2009 in Geneva.

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Behind a chair seen in silhouette, actor Michel Kullman looks up at the giant statue of Jean Calvin (2nd L) at Geneva's Reformation Wall, during the rehearsal of the commemorative spectacle 'Calvin - Geneva in flames' on June 28, 2009 in Geneva.

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Switzerland-religion-Protestant-Calvin, by Denis Rousseau. Jean Calvin's statue is seen on June 27, 2009 at the Geneva's Reformation Wall, a monument depicting Protestant figures from across Europe.

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Switzerland-religion-Protestant-Calvin, by Denis Rousseau. Jean Calvin's grave is seen on June 27, 2009 at the Cemetery of Plainpalain in Geneva. The city is celebrating the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin a formative figure in the Reformation.

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This picture released by the Institute for Reformation Research in Apeldoorn on June 29, 2009 shows a statue of French theologist John Calvin created by Reymond, to mark on July 10, the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth.

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This handout picture shows a painting from an anonymous painter of French theologist John Calvin, released on June 29, 2009 by International Museum of the Reformation in Geneva, to mark on July 10, the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth.

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FILE - FOR STORY CALVINO-500 ANOS - A view of the Reformation Wall with the statue of John (Jean) Calvin, at Bastion Park in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, June 19, 2009. The commemorations of the 500th anniversary of John Calvin's birth has started in Geneva.

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A view of the Reformation Wall with the statue of John Calvin, at Bastion Park in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, June 19, 2009. The commemorations of the 500th anniversary of John Calvin's birth has started in Geneva.

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A view of the Reformation Wall with statues of William (Guillaume) Farel, John (Jean) Calvin, Theodore de Beze, and John Knox, from left to right, at Bastion Park in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, June 19, 2009.

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A view of the Reformation Wall with statues of William (Guillaume) Farel, John (Jean) Calvin, Theodore de Beze, and John Knox, from left to right, at Bastion Park in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, June 19, 2009.

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FILE - FOR STORY CALVINO-500 ANOS - In this June 10, 2009 photo, a worker passes by the Reformation Wall with statues of William Farel, John Calvin, and John Knox, from left to right, in the grounds of the university in the center of Geneva, Switzerland.

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In this June 10, 2009 photo, a worker pushes a wall, part of a stage decoration, next to the statue of John Calvin in front of the Reformation Wall in the grounds of the university in the center of Geneva, Switzerland.

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In this June 10, 2009 photo, a placard advertises for the show 'Calvin- Geneve en flammes', Calvin - Geneva in flames, in the center of Geneva, Switzerland. Preparations start to commemorate the 500th anniversary of John Calvin's birth.