Anabaptist

Erasmus’ edition of Greek New Testament published

Jan 1, 1516

Martin Luther posts 95 theses

Jan 2, 1517

Zwingli becomes People’s priest in Zürich

Jan 1, 1519

Hubmaier comes to Waldshut, becomes friend of Zwingli

Jan 1, 1521

Stump and Reublin challenge paying of tithes

Jan 1, 1522

Hubmaier introduces German services in Waldshut, marries

Jan 1, 1523

At Second Zürich Disputation radical followers break with Zwingli

Feb 1, 1523

Manz brings Carlstadt’s tracts on infant baptism and Lord’s Supper to Zürich

Jan 1, 1524

Swiss Brethren write to Muntzer, Carlstadt, and Luther

Feb 1, 1524

Reublin and Brotli refuse to baptize infants

Mar 1, 1524

First Zürich disputation with those opposed to infant baptism

Jan 17, 1525

First believer’s baptism in Zürich; Denck banished from Nuremberg for views on Lord’s Supper and living personal faith

Jan 21, 1525

First Anabaptist congregation of 35 converts established in Zollikon

Jan 29, 1525

First imprisonment of Anabaptists occurs in Zürich; they escape

Feb 1, 1525

Hubmaier establishes Anabaptism as state faith

Apr 1, 1525

Bolt Eberle executed in Schwyz, becomes first Protestant and first Anabaptist martyr

May 1, 1525

Third Baptismal Disputation in Zürich held in Grossmünster to accommodate the crowd

Nov 1, 1525

Grebel dies

Jan 1, 1526

Schleitheim Brotherly Union

Jan 1, 1527

Denck and Hatzer publish first German translation of O.T. prophets

Jan 1, 1527

Manz drowned in Zürich

Feb 1, 1527

Sattler burned in Rottenburg

Apr 1, 1527

Denck dies of plague in Basel

May 1, 1527

Hut dies in Augsburg prison

Jun 1, 1527

Hubmaier burned in Vienna

Jan 1, 1528

Tyrolean Anabaptists flea homeland for Moravia

Jan 1, 1529

Hoffman meets Anabaptists in Strassburg

Feb 1, 1529

Blaurock burned in Tyrol

Mar 1, 1529

Hoffman baptizes 300 Anabaptists in Emden and sends lay preachers to Netherlands

Jan 1, 1530

Confession of Augsburg—Protestant form Schmalkaldic League against Emperor Charles V

Feb 1, 1530

Hutter joins Moravian group who become known as Hutterites

Jan 1, 1533

Baker Jan Matthijs claims Anabaptist leadership in Amsterdam and sends out 12 disciples in pairs

Feb 1, 1533

Hoffman goes to prison in Strassburg to await Second Coming

Mar 1, 1533

Jan van Leiden crowned king in Münster

Jan 1, 1534

Matthijs moves to Münster; Anabaptists win local election and attempt by force to set up Kingdom of God

Feb 1, 1534

Siege of Münster; falls. Persecution begins.

Jan 1, 1535

Melchiorite Jan van Geelen storms Amsterdam’s city hall

Feb 1, 1535

Jan van Leiden executed; his remains swinging in cage from church serve as reminder into 20th century

Jan 1, 1536

Menno Simons breaks with Rome; becomes Anabaptist leader in Netherlands

Feb 1, 1536

Simons publishes the Foundation Book of Anabaptist faith

Jan 1, 1539

Peter Riedeman writes Hutterite Confession of Faith

Jan 1, 1541