Huldrych+Zwingli

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Huldrych Zwingl i

(born Jan. 1, 1484, Wildhaus in the Toggenburg, Sankt Gallen, Switz.—died Oct. 11, 1531, near Kappel) Major reformer in the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland. Educated in Vienna and Basel, he was ordained a priest in 1506. An admirer of [|Erasmus], he began preaching reformist ideas in Zürich in 1518, shortly after [|Martin Luther] made his break with the church in Rome, and became increasingly active in challenging the ritualism, decadence, and hierarchy of the Roman Catholic church. The main contentions of his //67 Articles// (1523) were adopted by most priests in Zürich. As his movement spread, he rejected a number of the basic teachings of the church, declaring that Jesus alone is head of the church, that the mass is an affront to Christ, and that there is no biblical foundation for the intercession of the dead or for purgatory. He also rejected the notions of priestly celibacy, and his teachings on the sacrament of communion brought him into conflict with both Luther and the Catholic church. He was killed in a battle between Protestants and Catholics while serving as an army chaplain. [|http://www.biography.com] accessed 9/29/08 (disappeared the day after I got it)

1484- Birth of the leader of the Swiss Reformation 1506-1516 - He became a priest in Glarus and accompanied Swiss mercenary troops as chaplain on various Italian campaigns, becoming convinced that the mercenary of the Grand Minister in Zurich, where he preached powerful sermons based on the scriptures, denounced the mercenary trade, dropped his own papal subsidy, and attacked ecclesiastical abuse 1522 - Trouble developed with the bishop of Constance when several of Zwingli’s associated ate meat on a fast day 1524 - Iconoclasts removed religious statuary from the church, and the next year the Catholic mass was replaced with a Zwinglian communion using both bread and wine as symbols of Christ’s body and blood 1523 - Zwingli’s Sixty-seven Articles for disputation became a basic doctrinal document for the Swiss reformed church - Zwingli was active in extending the reformed to other Swiss cities, such as Basel, Sankt Gallen, and Bern - He was involved in controversy not just with Catholic opponents but also with the Lutheran reformers because he denied Christ’s real presence in any form in the EUCHARIST 1529 - The effort to reconcile the view of Zwingli and Luther at the Colloquy of Marburg failed. - Zwingli also opposed the Anabaptists in Zurich who rejected infant baptism 1531 - He was killed on the battlefield of Kappel when the Catholic cantons of Southern Switzerland attacked Zurich

(Oct. 30 '06). Zwingli, Ulrich. Retrieved October 1, 2008, from s9.com Biographical Dictionary Web site: http://www.s9.com/Biography/Zwingli-Ulrich

In 1519, Zwingli became the pastor of the [|Grossmünster] in [|Zürich] where he began to preach ideas on reforming the 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 marriage, and attacked the use of [|images] in places of worship. In 1525, Zwingli introduced a new [|communion] [|liturgy] to replace the [|mass]. Zwingli also clashed with the radical wing of the Reformation, the [|Anabaptists], which resulted in their persecution. The Reformation spread to other parts of the [|Swiss Confederation], but several [|cantons] resisted, preferring to remain [|Catholic]. Zwingli formed an alliance of Reformed cantons which divided the Confederation along religious lines. In 1529, a war between the two sides was averted at the last moment. Meanwhile, Zwingli’s ideas came to the attention of [|Martin Luther] and other reformers. They met at the [|Marburg Colloquy] and although they agreed on many points of doctrine, they could not reach an accord on the doctrine of the [|presence of Christ] in the [|Eucharist]. In 1531 Zwingli’s alliance applied an unsuccessful food blockade on the Catholic cantons. The cantons responded with an attack at a moment when Zürich was badly prepared. Zwingli was killed in battle at the age of 47. His legacy lives on in the [|confessions], liturgy, and church orders of the [|Reformed churches] of today.
 * Huldrych** (or **Ulrich**[|[1]]) **Zwingli** (1 January 1484 – 11 October 1531) was a 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 centre of [|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].

(Last updated: Oc. 1 '08). Huldrych Zwingli. Retrieved October 1, 2008, from Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huldrych_Zwingli

Name at birth: Huldreich or Huldrych Zwingli Ulrich Zwingli's insistence that the Bible, not the church, was the source of Christian truth made him a major force in the Protestant Reformation that swept Europe in the 16th century. Born to a village bailiff, Zwingli studied in Basel, Bern and Vienna before becoming a Roman Catholic priest. He was appointed in 1519 to the Great Minster church in Zurich, where his growing Protestant convictions rapidly became clear. In 1522, he proclaimed the Bible, not Catholic hierarchy and tradition, to be the sole source of Christian authority, and he persuaded civic leaders and the churches of Zurich that things not prescribed in the Bible had no place in the church's life. In 1524, pictures, statues and relics were removed from the city's churches -- reforms more radical than those of his German contemporary, [|Martin Luther]. The two Reformers' greatest difference was over the nature of the Lord's Supper. At a 1529 debate, the Marburg Colloquy, Luther argued that Christ is literally present in the bread and wine, while Zwingli held that it is a symbolic meal. Such differences created long-lasting, uncharitable rifts between what came to be known as the Lutheran and Reformed branches of Protestantism. Meantime, even more radical reformers, called Anabaptists, asserted themselves in Zurich, and Zwingli became involved in their suppression and execution, including the 1527 drowning of Felix Manz. Tensions between Zurich and Switzerland's Catholic cantons led to war. Zwingli, severely wounded in battle, refused a Catholic confessor and was killed by sword.
 * Born:** 1 January 1484**Died:** 11 October 1531 (killed in battle)**Birthplace:** Wildhaus, Switzerland**Best known as:** Swiss Protestant leader killed in battle for Zurich

Pearson Education, (2007). Ulrich Zwingli. Retrieved October 1, 2008, from Infoplease, all the knowledge you need. Web site: http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/ulrichzwingli.html

-paved way for Protestant Reformation -contemporary of Martin Luther -made significant contributions that permanently affected Western civilization -introduced to humanism in school, 1500 went to U of Vienna to study philosophy -spent 10 years in Glarus, a decade that was most decisive period of his life -where he developed his views as a reformer, saw the corruption in the church -wrote the Ox. in it he said that for the security of the Swiss Confederation, it was essential not to sell out to foreign warlords. -rather, Switzerland should remain neutral in Euro wars. -attacked Church because of sale of indulgences, and the spread of false relics (holy objects) -1518, his preaching skills noticed by the Great Minister in Zurich. became people's preist of that church. -he beleived that Christians could learn such qualitites as humility, hope and faith. -questioned beliefs that saints could work miracles. -he presented 67 theses, outline for religious reform in church. -Zwingli turned Zurich into an evangelical city. those who disagreed with Zwing were forced to leave or comply.


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Huldrych Zwingli was a very influential religious figure in the early 16th century. He was born on the 1st of January in 1484. In 1500, at the age of 16, he went off to study philosophy at the University of Vienna, which is where he was introduced to the humanistic beliefs in which he so strongly believed. He was an admirer of Erasmus, who was also a believer of the humanistic practices. In 1506, he went to study in Glarus, which is where he was ordained a priest. The time that he spent in Glarus was a very thoughtful and decisive period for Zwingli. that was when he really constructed and developed his views as a reformer, after seeing the great deal of corruption in the Roman Catholic Church. Zwingli had tremendous preaching ability, and in 1519 he was appointed pastor of the Church in Zurich. This is where he began to speak out about the many flaws of the Catholic Church, such as the questionable ideas concerning hierarchy and rituals. In 1523, Zwingli presented his 67 Articles, which was a document outlining the great corruption that was then occuring in the church. In these 67 Articles, he argued many different issues, beginning with him believing that the Bible was the sole source of Christian authority, not Catholic hierarchy and tradition; and that whatever was not stated in the Bible had no place in the faith, such as belief in purgatory, which is of no mention in the Bible. His document also stated that images and relics should not be present in churches, becuase Jesus is the head of the Church, and the different pictures and statues in churches were considered offensive if they were not of Christ. Zwingli proposed many more changes to the Catholic Church, such as promoting preistly and clerical marraige, and banning the sale of indulgences, but he ran into conflict with Martin Luther when he mentioned his views on the sacrament of communion. Ya see, while Luther believed that Jesus' body and blood were truly present in the Eucharist, Zwingli's beliefs included the bread and wine only being symbols of Christ's body and blood. This issue was debated by the two reformers of faith at the Marburg Colloquy, and was really the only main religious dissagreement between them. The beliefs of Zwingli and Luther went on to form the Lutheran and Reformed religions, two branches of Protestantism; and most priests in Zurich started to agree with the reformist ideas of Zwingli, whose influence was being spread all throughout Europe. HOWEVER, although Zwingli's ideas were taking off and expanding in Zurich, the 67 articles weren't doing too hot in Switzerland's other Cathloic cantons (or states), leading to a great tension build up between Zurich and the Catholic population of Switzerland. This religious tension led to a great religious war within Switzerland, in which Zwingli was serving as a chaplain of Zurich's army. He eventually died in battle at the age of 47 on Oct. 11, 1581, in a battle near Kappel. Since he attacked the use of relics in the church, after his death, his body was quartered, then burned and mixed with dung to keep his ashes from being used as relics. Huldrych Zwingli proved to play an essential role in the Protestant Reformation in Europe, greatly advancing the belief that there was great corruption in the Roman Catholic Church. He, along with Martin Luther, is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the Protestant religion. Thank you and goodnight.