Geneva Around this time, the House of Savoy came to at least nominally dominate the city. In the 15th century, an oligarchic republican government emerged with the creation of the Grand Council. In the first half of the 16th century, the Protestant Reformation reached the city, causing religious strife, during which Savoy rule was thrown off and Geneva allied itself with the Swiss Confederacy. In 1541, with Protestantism on the rise, John Calvin, the founder of Calvinism, became the spiritual leader of the city and established the Republic of Geneva. By the 18th century, Geneva had come under the influence of
Geneva City School District formerly occupied by a cemetery; the bodies from which were exhumed and removed to Glenwood Cemetery. The building was used by Finger Lakes Community College for several years starting in 2007, before being demolished in 2014. 1278, the high school was moved to its present location at 101 Carter Road in the City of Geneva. The District offices are located at 400 West North Street in Geneva. The current Superintendent is Mr Gavin Burgey Previously, the school's offices were located at 649 South Exchange Street in Geneva, but were moved before the 2010 school year. "Previous assignment and reason for