1527 · Schleitheim · Swiss Brethren
What happened
On 5 January 1527 Zurich drowned Felix Manz in the Limmat — the first Anabaptist executed by Protestants. In February the Swiss Brethren agreed the Schleitheim Confession (Michael Sattler, executed that May): believers’ baptism, church discipline, the Lord’s Supper, separation from the world, pastors, nonviolence, no oaths — the core of Swiss Mennonite and Amish practice.
Sources
Record compiled 31 October 2026.
About this research
Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.