• Map of the thirteen cantons of the Swiss confederacy in 1530 (green) with their separate subject territories (light green), condominiums (grey) and associates (brown).
  • As in Germany, the Reformation began in Switzerland as a religious renewal movement and ended in a deep political division between the progressive cities of...
  • The following pages describe the rise of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland and its influence beyond.
  • In this article on the Reformation in Switzerland, the Reformation and the Lord's Supper and the life and work of Ulrich Zwingli is also discussed.
  • Swiss Reformation Picture of Huldrych Zwingli StudySmarter Fig. 3 - Huldrych Zwingli is accredited with starting the Reformation movement in Switzerland.
    • 500 years of the Reformation
    • The history of the Reformation and Protestantism in Switzerland
  • And this brings us into the 16th century and the age of the Reformations. The Catholic Church in Switzerland Before the Reformation.
  • We first look at the beginnings of the Reformation in France, since these events were important in the French speaking part of Switzerland.
  • As in Germany, the Reformation began in Switzerland as a religious renewal movement and ended in a deep political division between the progressive cities of...
  • Challenging papal authority. One of the biggest strides taken by the Reformation in Switzerland was in the spring of 1522 in Zurich.
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  • Conclusion. The Reformation in Switzerland was an eventful and meaningful period that re-shaped the minds of all social strata.
  • ...yet it is also deeply rooted in the urban life of the city of Zürich and the more complex political history of the Reformation in Switzerland.