FAREL, fa'reP, GUILLAUME (1489-1565). A friend of Calvin and active promoter of the Reformation in Switzerland. He was horn of noble family at Fareanx, near Gap, Dauphinh, in 1489. He studied in Paris, became professor in the College Le Maine, and was distinguished for his zeal for the Catholic Church. Inter course with the Waldenses and the influence of his friend Lefevre d'Estaples led him to accept the new teachings. and his vehement nature at once led him to attempt to make proselytes. In 1521 Bishop Briconnet provided for him at Meaux, but his injudicious zeal compelled him to flee. He went to Basel and was kindly received by (Ecolampadius, and there, on February 15. 1524, he publicly sustained thirteen theses on points in dispute between the Reformers and the Church. He preached in the Canton of Bern and through his exertions the towns of Aigle, Bex, Olon, I\lorat, and Neuchatel embraced the Ileformation. Freon 1532 till 1538 he labored mainly at fieneva, but was compelled temporarily to leave the city several times. In 1535 the town council of Geneva formally proclaimed the Reformation, but the organization fell into Calvin's hands rather than Farel's. Both Reformers had In leave
the city in 1538, and rand went to Neuchatel, and did good service in setting the of of the Church there in order. Ho was present at Geneva at the' burning of Servetus in 155:3. In 1557 he was sent with Beza to the Protestant princes of Germany to implore aid for the Wal denses, and on his return sought a new sidiere of labor in the Jura Mountains. In Novemher, 1561, he sea.; thrown into prison, but was soon liberated. Ile died at Neuchatel, September 13, 1565. Farel's writings are not very important. Some of them may be found in Du v•ai usage de la croix (Geneva, 1540; new edition, 1865). His letters are in Ilerminjard, Correspondance des reformateurs duns les pays de la langue fran caise (9 vols., Geneva, 1866), and in the Corpus Reformatorum (Brunswick, 1834-1900). Consult: Kirchhofer, Das Leben Wilhelm Farel's (Zurich, 1831-33) ; Schmidt, Etudes sur Fare) (Strassburg, 1836) ; and id., Wilhelm Fare! and Peter Viret ( Elberfeld, 1860) ; Bevan, William Fare! (4th ed., London, 1893).