Felix Manz
Co-founder of the Swiss Brethren movement (1498–1527)
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- Felix Manz (also Mantz ; c.
- Birth and life Manz was born and died in Zürich, in the Old Swiss Confederacy, where his father was a canon of Grossmünster church.
- Manz became a follower of Huldrych Zwingli after he came to Zürich in 1519.
- They questioned the mass, the nature of church and state connections, and infant baptism.
- Grebel, Manz and others made several attempts to plead their position.
Felix Manz (also Mantz; c. 1498 – 5 January 1527) was an Anabaptist, a co-founder of the original Swiss Brethren congregation in Zürich, Switzerland, and an early martyr of the Radical Reformation.
Birth and life
Manz was born and died in Zürich, in the Old Swiss Confederacy, where his father was a canon of Grossmünster church. Though records of his education are scant, there is evidence that he had a liberal education, with a thorough knowledge of Hebrew, Greek and Latin. Manz became a follower of Huldrych Zwingli after he came to Zürich in 1519. When Conrad Grebel joined the group in 1521, he and Manz became friends. They questioned the mass, the nature of church and state connections, and infant baptism. After the Second Disputation of Zürich in 1523, they became dissatisfied, believing that Zwingli's plans for reform had been compromised with the city council.
Grebel, Manz and others made several attempts to plead their position. Several parents refused to have their children baptized. A public disputation was held with Zwingli on 17 January 1525. The council declared Zwingli the victor.
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