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Calvin returns to Geneva on 13 September 1541 at the city’s invitation

On 13 September 1541 Calvin re-entered Geneva after the city’s invitation, following the 1538 expulsion. AEG and Britannica independently date 13 September 1541. In the causal graph this event strengthens Social Cohesion, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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On 13 September 1541 Calvin re-entered Geneva after the city’s invitation, following the 1538 expulsion.

Context

AEG and Britannica independently date 13 September 1541. Return is not yet consistory coercion. Split the wagon from the November text.

John Calvin’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Conventional years are 1509–1564. Surviving public files are later museum pages, consistory editions, Meeter Center collections, and encyclopedias. Calvin did not typeset those later pages.

Why it matters

Cohesion path. High confidence on the return date.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • John Calvin

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.4 · verified

    Councils invited; he returned with conditions. Complex civic-church rehire, not a coronation.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactCalvin returns to Geneva on 13 September 1541 at the city’s invitation
    2. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.45 · Effect from 13 September 1541 · verified

    A dated recall after expulsion is a cohesion repair inside the same small republic, later used for discipline.

    • Having a say in government

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.2 (weight 0.45 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Britannica — John CalvinEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Archives d’État de GenèveRépublique et Canton de Genève · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Geneva’s archives portal and Britannica independently date the 13 September 1541 return.

Established: Calvin returned on 13 September 1541. Not established: that this day already burned Servetus.

John Calvin did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act. A return is not an ordinance. Keep 20 November 1541 as the text. A return is not an ordinance. Keep 20 November 1541 as the text.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorJohn Calvin
  2. contributed toFactCalvin returns to Geneva on 13 September 1541 at the city’s invitation
  3. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Calvin returns to Geneva on 13 September 1541 at the city’s invitation. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/jc-return-1541

https://factrail.ai/facts/jc-return-1541

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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