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Granting of Asylum

When
1722
Where
Berthelsdorf estate
Part of
Founding of the Herrnhut Settlement by the Bohemian Brethren

Count Zinzendorf offered asylum to persecuted Moravian and Bohemian wanderers in 1722.

Zinzendorf permitted the group to build the village of Herrnhut on a corner of his Berthelsdorf estate. This act provided shelter for the exiles who had been living illegally in the Habsburg Empire.

Sources

  1. Nicolaus Zinzendorf Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-08
  2. Moravian Church Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25

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