ULRICH ZWINGLI

RELIGIOUS BELIEFS

• Led the Swiss reformation
• Opposed the sale of indulgences and religious superstitions
• Believed in the service of Lenten fast
• Faith demanded an active commitment to god
• Believed in end of "clerical celibacy" and wanted clergy to marry.

PUBLICATIONS

• Sixty seven theses, commonly referred to as sixty seven articles

GROUPS THREATENED

• The services threatened political swiss confederacy
• Anabaptist rejected Zwinglian reformation
• Luther and Zwingli disagreed over Lord's supper

IMPACT OF IDEAS

• Zurich became center of swiss reformation and protestantism
• Zwingli reformed church in Zurich and paved the path for reformers