Huldrych Zwingli
Huldrych (or Ulrich) Zwingli or Ulricus Zuinglius (January 1, 1484 – October 11, 1531) was the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland and the founder of the Swiss Reformed churches. Separately from Martin Luther, Zwingli arrived at similar final beliefs by studying the Bible from the point of view of a humanist scholar.
Early life
His father was also called Ulrich Zwingli, and his mother was Margaret Meili. Zwingli had two sisters and seven brothers.
Zwingli was born in Toggenburg, Wildhaus, St. Gallen, Switzerland, to an important family in the middle class.
Reformation
Zwingli's Reformation was supported by the judge and the people of Zürich. That led to major changes in the lives of the people and the government in Zürich.
Zwingli was killed at Kappel am Albis in a battle against the Roman Catholic cantons of Switzerland.
Huldrych Zwingli Media
Map of the Swiss Confederation in 1515Template:Image reference needed
House where Zwingli was born in Wildhaus in what is now the Canton of St. Gallen
The Grossmünster in the centre of the medieval town of Zürich (Murerplan, 1576)
Relief of Zwingli preaching at the pulpit, Otto Münch, 1935
Above the entrance to the Grossmünster doors is inscribed Matthew 11:28, "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
Statue of Zwingli in front of the Wasserkirche church in Zürich
1549 painting by Hans Asper
Coloured woodcut of the Marburg Colloquy, anonymous, 1557
The Battle of Kappel, 11 October 1531, from Chronik by Johannes Stumpf, 1548
"The murder of Zwingli", by Karl Jauslin (1842–1904).
