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Schwaz (Schwatz), a town on the Inn near Innsbruck in [[Tyrol (Austria)|Tyrol]], [[Austria|Austria]], was like [[Rattenberg (Tyrol, Austria)|Rattenberg]] and other towns in this area a center of [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] activity 1526-1550. In 1526-1542 twenty Anabaptists died as martyrs at Schwaz, including [[Schlaffer, Hans (d. 1528)|Hans Schlaffer]], and [[Frick, Leonhard (d. 1528)|Leonhard Frick]] both arrested in 1527 and executed in 1528, and [[Fest, Ludwig (d. 1533)|Ludwig Fest]] in 1533. In 1544 many Anabaptists moved from Schwatz to [[Moravia (Czech Republic)|Moravia]] to join the [[Hutterian Brethren (Hutterische Brüder)|Hutterite]] communities. | Schwaz (Schwatz), a town on the Inn near Innsbruck in [[Tyrol (Austria)|Tyrol]], [[Austria|Austria]], was like [[Rattenberg (Tyrol, Austria)|Rattenberg]] and other towns in this area a center of [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] activity 1526-1550. In 1526-1542 twenty Anabaptists died as martyrs at Schwaz, including [[Schlaffer, Hans (d. 1528)|Hans Schlaffer]], and [[Frick, Leonhard (d. 1528)|Leonhard Frick]] both arrested in 1527 and executed in 1528, and [[Fest, Ludwig (d. 1533)|Ludwig Fest]] in 1533. In 1544 many Anabaptists moved from Schwatz to [[Moravia (Czech Republic)|Moravia]] to join the [[Hutterian Brethren (Hutterische Brüder)|Hutterite]] communities. | ||
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Schwaz (Schwatz), a town on the Inn near Innsbruck in Tyrol, Austria, was like Rattenberg and other towns in this area a center of Anabaptist activity 1526-1550. In 1526-1542 twenty Anabaptists died as martyrs at Schwaz, including Hans Schlaffer, and Leonhard Frick both arrested in 1527 and executed in 1528, and Ludwig Fest in 1533. In 1544 many Anabaptists moved from Schwatz to Moravia to join the Hutterite communities.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Schwaz (Tyrol, Austria)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 23 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Schwaz_(Tyrol,_Austria)&oldid=77671.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Schwaz (Tyrol, Austria). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Schwaz_(Tyrol,_Austria)&oldid=77671.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 486. All rights reserved.
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