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Schwertler (Schwerdtler; i.e., bearers of swords), a name given to the faction of the [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]] at [[Nikolsburg (Jihomoravský kraj, Czech Republic)|Nikolsburg]], [[Moravia (Czech Republic)|Moravia]], led by [[Hubmaier, Balthasar (1480?-1528)|Balthasar Hubmaier]] and [[Spittelmaier, Hans (16th century)|Hans Spittelmayer]], which defended the use of the sword in a war of defense, though not in self-defense or for the protection of one's own property. They also defended the payment of war [[Taxes|taxes]].
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Schwertler (Schwerdtler; i.e., bearers of swords), a name given to the faction of the [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]] at [[Nikolsburg (Jihomoravský kraj, Czech Republic)|Nikolsburg]], [[Moravia (Czech Republic)|Moravia]], led by [[Hubmaier, Balthasar (1480?-1528)|Balthasar Hubmaier]] and [[Spittelmaier, Hans (16th century)|Hans Spittelmayer]], which defended the use of the sword in a war of defense, though not in self-defense or for the protection of one's own property. They also defended the payment of war [[Taxes|taxes]].
  
 
The faction of the Anabaptists led by [[Wideman, Jakob (d. 1535/6)|Jakob Wideman]] and Philipp Jager, which stood for complete [[Nonresistance|nonresistance]] and carried the staff in place of the sword, were called Stäbler. The definite break between the two groups occurred at the debates held on these questions at Nikolsburg in 1526, at which [[Hut, Hans (d. 1527)|Hans Hut]] took the side "against the sword," while Hubmaier defended the sword. The "Schwertler" party died out by 1529, while the Stäbler developed into the [[Hutterian Brethren (Hutterische Brüder)|Hutterites]]. The <em>Hutterite Chronik</em> (Zieglschmid, 86) states that the Schwertler "now (=1542?) are called Sabbather and have the Münsterite spirit. By this spirit Lord Leonard Liechtensteiner . . . expelled Jacob Wideman and Philipp Jager together with their other brethren."
 
The faction of the Anabaptists led by [[Wideman, Jakob (d. 1535/6)|Jakob Wideman]] and Philipp Jager, which stood for complete [[Nonresistance|nonresistance]] and carried the staff in place of the sword, were called Stäbler. The definite break between the two groups occurred at the debates held on these questions at Nikolsburg in 1526, at which [[Hut, Hans (d. 1527)|Hans Hut]] took the side "against the sword," while Hubmaier defended the sword. The "Schwertler" party died out by 1529, while the Stäbler developed into the [[Hutterian Brethren (Hutterische Brüder)|Hutterites]]. The <em>Hutterite Chronik</em> (Zieglschmid, 86) states that the Schwertler "now (=1542?) are called Sabbather and have the Münsterite spirit. By this spirit Lord Leonard Liechtensteiner . . . expelled Jacob Wideman and Philipp Jager together with their other brethren."
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Schwertler (Schwerdtler; i.e., bearers of swords), a name given to the faction of the Anabaptists at Nikolsburg, Moravia, led by Balthasar Hubmaier and Hans Spittelmayer, which defended the use of the sword in a war of defense, though not in self-defense or for the protection of one's own property. They also defended the payment of war taxes.

The faction of the Anabaptists led by Jakob Wideman and Philipp Jager, which stood for complete nonresistance and carried the staff in place of the sword, were called Stäbler. The definite break between the two groups occurred at the debates held on these questions at Nikolsburg in 1526, at which Hans Hut took the side "against the sword," while Hubmaier defended the sword. The "Schwertler" party died out by 1529, while the Stäbler developed into the Hutterites. The Hutterite Chronik (Zieglschmid, 86) states that the Schwertler "now (=1542?) are called Sabbather and have the Münsterite spirit. By this spirit Lord Leonard Liechtensteiner . . . expelled Jacob Wideman and Philipp Jager together with their other brethren."


Author(s) Harold S Bender
Date Published 1959

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Bender, Harold S. "Schwertler." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Schwertler&oldid=77684.

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Bender, Harold S. (1959). Schwertler. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Schwertler&oldid=77684.



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