# Ruard Acronius

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**Ruard Acronius** (1546, [Friesland](/source/Friesland) – November 1612, [Schiedam](/source/Schiedam)) was a [Reformed](/source/Reformed_tradition) [theologian](/source/Theology) of the late 16th century.

Some sources refer to Ruard Acronius as the brother of [Johannes Acronius](/source/Johannes_Acronius) while others mention that he has been a [Catholic](/source/Catholic) priest at first. In 1572 he appears as Reformed preacher in [Franeker](/source/Franeker). In the following, he worked for several years in [Alkmaar](/source/Alkmaar) and [Bolsward](/source/Bolsward). In 1599, he became preacher in Schiedam where he died late in 1612.

He was described as an educated, but intolerant and vigorous man. For instance he challenged the [Mennonites](/source/Mennonites) for a public debate, which indeed took place in 1596 between him and [Pieter van Ceulen](/source/Pieter_van_Ceulen). After 56 long sessions both parties declared their own victory.

He took an important part in the quarrels between the [Arminians](/source/Arminian) and the [Calvinists](/source/Calvinist) under [Franciscus Gomarus](/source/Franciscus_Gomarus). He helped Gomarus himself during an encounter in 1609 in [The Hague](/source/The_Hague).

He tried to hinder the appearance of [Jan Uytenbogaert](/source/Jan_Uytenbogaert) in [Bleiswijk](/source/Bleiswijk). Uytenbogaert defending the right of the worldly leaders to decide upon ecclesiastic matters, published in 1610 a tract *Tractaet van 't ambt ende Authoriteyt eener hoogher Christelicker Overheyt* - countered by Acronius with the writing *Noodwendig Vertoog*.

In 1610 the [Remonstrants](/source/Remonstrant) (Arminians) filed a presentation of their views at the States of [Holland](/source/Holland), the [*Remonstrance*](/source/Five_Articles_of_Remonstrance) that gave them their name. Acronius' name is the first appearing on a counter-remonstrance filed by six delegates of the Calvinist belief.

## Publications

- *Onderregtinge over 't onderholt der dienaren der waren ghemeynten Christi*, Franeker, 1590
- *Enarrationes Catecheticae*, Sciedam, 1606
- *Onderwyzinge over de Christ. catechism.*, Sciedam, 1608
- *Noodwendig Vertoog*, 1610

## Sources

- *Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie* - [online version](https://web.archive.org/web/20050311083350/http://mdz2.bib-bvb.de/~adb/)

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