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Menno Simons

Menno Simons, born in 1496 in, was one of the main

Anabaptist leaders, as well as the founder of the

Mennonite church. He died in the year 1561.

He became a priest at the age of 28, and spoke Latin

and Greek. As a Priest, Menno doubted that the

bread and wine were being transformed into the

actual blood and flesh of Christ. At first, he thought

this was Satan whispering in his ear, however he did

some deep thinking and turned to the bible. Here,

he found that the Bible seemed to support his views.

He was torn between the traditional views hed

been raised in and the newer ideas that seemed to

present themselves. In time, he came to understand

the bible and its teahings differently, and became

one of the largest Anabaptist leaders.

He contributed to the Anabaptist movement largely

through his willingness to lead, and his courage and

dedication in the face of oppression.

Felix Manz

Felix Manz, born in the year 1498, was one of the

first Anabaptist martyrs. He was the founder of the

Swiss Brethren congregation in Zurich. He died in

1527.

Felix studied at the university of Paris in France. He

spoke Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. When his fellow

Anabaptis Zwingli began doing his work of

reformation, MAnz assisted him and helped where

he could. Alongside George Blaurock, he preached to

and baptized the Swiss people, which lead to him

being arrested several times. Eventually, authorities

had enough and took him to the Limat river whenere

he was drowned. His final words were Into your

hands, Lord, I comment my Spirit.


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Before dying as a martyr, Manz held many bible

studies in his home and around the area, as well as

baptizing and preaching to many others.

Michael Sattler

Michael Sattler was born in the year 1490. For a

time, he worked in a monastery, where he reached a

position akin to second-in-command. He later left

and joined the Anabaptist movement before being

executed in 1527

Sattler left the monastery eventually and lived with

German humanist Wolfgang Capito, where he began

discussing theology. The topic of child baptism came

up, which they disagreed upon. This is one of the

things that lead to Sattler becoming an Anabaptist. In

they year 1527, he met with several other

Anabaptists and wrote the Schleitheim articles, which

were rules and guidelines for what Anabaptists

believe in. He was the primary author of these.

Shortly after this, he and his wife were both arrested. Sattler was found guilty of heresy, as was his wife.

Sattler was tortured in the town marketplace before his execution, which took the farm of having

gunpowder tied around his neck before he was thrown into a fire. His wife was executed shortly after.

He contributed to the Anabaptist movement by putting into words what exactly the Anabaptists

believed and making it known.

George Blaurock

Born in the year 1491 in a small village in Switzerland

called Bonaduz. He was the first to receive baptism as

an adult and was eventually executed in 1529.

Blaurock funded numerous churches in the time he

spent in the Anabaptist movement, finding work

wherever he could, knowing hed be banished and

then moving on to somewhere else. He was a

successful and fearless evangelist, and asked to be

baptized as an adult despite receiving baptism as a

child. Along with Sattler, he was one of the founders

of the Swiss Brethren Congregation.


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He was significant in the Anabaptist movement because he was the first to receive an adult baptism, as

well as being at the heart of the Anabaptist movement.

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