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Cianci - Pearson
The Swiss Reformation, Anabaptists and Other Radical Groups, and John Calvin
Question | Answer |
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Ulrich Zwingli | Protestant reformer who led the reformation in Switzerland. |
March 1522 | Zwingli breaks the Lenten fast in protest of the Church, an action (at the time) similar to burning one nation's flag. |
January 29, 1523 | The government of Zurich sanctions Zwingli's Scripture test, turning Zurich into the center of the Swiss Reformation. |
Marburg Colloquy | A proposed defense pact between Swiss and German Protestants which fell through due to Luther and Zwingli's disagreement over Christ's presence in the Eucharist. |
Battle of Kappel (October 1531) | A battle in the Swiss Civil Wars which resulted in the unceremonious execution of Zwingli. |
Anabaptists | A group of Protestants founded by Conrad Grebel who believed that people should be baptized as adults. |
Munster (1534-1535) | Anabaptists took control of the city, which was then beseiged. Transformed the city into a Christian theocracy with polygamy. |
John Calvin | A French Protestant who developed Calvinism and developed Geneva into a model Protestant city. |
Guillame Farel | A Protestant from Bern who worked together with Calvin to create articles for the governance of the Genevan Church |
September 1540 | John Calvin, at the request of the Genevan government, returns to Geneva to help break it away from Bern. |
Divine predestination | The Calvinist belief that all peoples' fates are already determined by God |
1553 | Michael Servetus is burned at the stake in Geneva, an action approved by Calvin because Servetus had denied the doctrine of the Trinity. |