Giorgio Biandrata

Giorgio Biandrata, also Blandrata (* 1515 in Saluzzo, Piedmont, † 1590 in Transylvania ) was one of the founders of the Unitarian churches in Poland (Polish brothers ) and Transylvania ( Unitarian Church of Transylvania).

He comes from noble family and was forced to leave his country due to free religious views. In Geneva, he became a follower of John Calvin until he because of his antitrinitarianism with this fell out and went to Poland in 1558. Since it was Calvin even there yet readjust, he moved to Transylvania in 1563 to Prince Johann Sigismund Zápolya who made ​​him his personal physician, with Biandrata acquired a fortune. Here he reached that the Unitarians were allowed to practice their worship freely, was raised to the privy and won significant influence he retained even after 1571 under Johann Sigismund Roman Catholic successor Stefan Batory.

According to some reports Biandrata then returned back to communion with the Roman Catholic Church. He was in any case, the radical anti-Trinitarians Franz Davidis accused of heresy after several unsuccessful attempts at mediation by Fausto Sozzini, which then died in prison.

The Jesuit Jacob Wujek reported Biandrata was by his nephew George, son of Alfonso, was strangled in May 1588 in his sleep.

In Unitarianism Biandrata represented together with Fausto Sozzini a more moderate direction, leaning in contrast to the radical Franz Davidis not from the worship of Christ. Among his works are next to an anti-trinitarian creed some theological treatises and pamphlets sozinianische.