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Huldrych Zwingli
Protestant Reformation leader in Switzerland, Swiss Reformed Church founder (1484–1531)
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Huldrych or Ulrich Zwingli[a][b] (1 January 1484 – 11 October 1531) was a Swiss Christian theologian, musician, and leader of the Reformation in Switzerland. Born during a time of emerging Swiss patriotism and increasing criticism of the Swiss mercenary system, he attended the University of Vienna and the University of Basel, a scholarly center of Renaissance humanism. He continued his studies while he served as a pastor in Glarus and later in Einsiedeln, where he was influenced by the writings of Erasmus.
In 1519, Zwingli became the Leutpriester (people's priest) of the Grossmünster in Zürich where he began to preach ideas on reform of the Catholic Church. In his first public controversy in 1522, he attacked the custom of fasting during Lent. In his publications, he noted corruption in the ecclesiastical hierarchy, promoted clerical m
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Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531)
The founder of the Reformed movement
He was born in the Saint-Gall canton in Switzerland and had a solid university education. He linked up with humanism and studied the New Testament in Greek in Erasmus’s edition. He also read the Old Testament in Hebrew.
He was successively a curate in a countryside pilgrimage place, and then a Swiss army chaplain during the wars with Italy.
In 1519 he became a curate in Zurich and started reforming the city – the local authorities progressively adopted his views and sided with him against the bishop of Constance. His Reformation spread to Basel and Bern, and to French-speaking Switzerland, thanks to the reformer Guillaume Farel.
In 1531 Zwingli died at the battle of Kappel, the chaplain for Zurich troops. The conflict opposed six reformed cantons to five others which meant to remain catholic.
Understanding the Bible
As he was studying the New Testament, Zwingli found out that the doctrine and the practice of the Church often differed from, or even contradicted what was said in the Bible. Lu
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Ulrich Zwingli Biography
Ulrich Zwingli was born in 1484 in Wildhous, Gallen in Switzerland. His parents wanted him to become a priest. In 1500, Zwingli entered the University of Vienna, yet he finished his degree at the University of Basel in 1504. In 1506, the young Zwingli graduated with his Master's Degree. That same year, Zwingli entered his first position as a priest at the church in Glarus. He was also a chaplain for the Swiss soldiers.
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Ulrich Zwingli Beliefs
While at university, Zwingli was exposed to the teachings of Desiderius Erasmus. He read Erasmus's Greek translation of the Bible. This led the young priest to compare Apostle Peter's Biblical church to the church of his own era.
Zwingli's beliefs would require a reform of the Catholic Church in Switzerland. He believed that the Bible clearly defined what constituted sinful actions. Some Catholic rituals, such as the use of iconography, to Zwingli, were too similar to paganism as they led to idolatry.1
Sins are remitted in the name of Christ, and no heart ever received tid
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