What is Huldrych Zwingli?
[[File:Ulrich Zwingli.jpg|thumb|Huldrych Zwingli]] '''Huldrych''' (or '''Ulrich''') '''Zwingli''' or '''Ulricus Zuinglius''' ([[January 1]], [[1484]] – [[October 11]], [[1531]]) was the leader of the [[Protestant Reformation]] in [[Switzerland]] and the founder of the Swiss [[Reformed churches]]. Separately from [[Martin Luther]], Zwingli arrived at similar final [[belief|beliefs]] by studying the [[Bible]] from the point of view of a [[humanism|humanist]] [[academia|scholar]]. ==Early life== His father was also called Ulrich Zwingli, and his mother was Margaret Meili. Zwingli had two sisters and seven brothers. Zwingli was born in Toggenburg, [[Wildhaus]], [[St. Gallen]], [[Switzerland]], to an important family in the [[middle class]]. ==Reformation== Zwingli's Reformation was supported by the [[judge]] and the people of [[Zürich]]. That led to major changes in the lives of the people and the [[government]] in Zürich. Zwingli was killed at [[Kappel am Albis]] in a [[battle]] against the [[Roman Catholic]] [[cantons of Switzerland]]. ==Related pages== *[[John Calvin]] *[[Erasmus]] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zwingli, Huldrych}} [[Category:1484 births]] [[Category:1531 deaths]] [[Category:Calvinists]] [[Category:Swiss theologians]] [[Category:Protestant Reformers]] [[Category:People from the canton of St. Gallen]]