Reformation Wall

(At the centre of the Wall are statues to William Farel, John Calvin, Theodore Beza, and John Knox. The Christogram can be seen below the statues.)

Reformation Wall, is a monument located in Geneva, Switzerland. It honors many of the main individuals who were part of the Protestant Reformation. The Wall is in the grounds of the University of Geneva, founded by John Calvin. It was inaugurated in in 1909.

At the centre of the monument are four statues of Calvinism's main proponents: (1) Theodore Beza (1519 – 1605), (2) John Calvin (1509 – 1564), (3) William Farel (1489 – 1565), and (4) John Knox (c.1513 – 1572).

To the left (facing the Wall, ordered from left to right) of the central statues are the statues of: (1) William the Silent (1533 – 1584), (2) Gaspard de Coligny (1519 – 1572), and (3) Frederick William of Brandenburg (1620 – 1688).

To the right (ordered from left to right) are the statues of: (1) Roger Williams (1603 – 1684), (2) Oliver Cromwell (1599 – 1658), and (3) Stephen Bocskay (1557 – 1606).

Along the wall, to either side of the central statues, is engraved the motto of both the Reformation and Geneva: Post Tenebras Lux (Latin for After darkness, light).