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Swiss Anabaptist Movement founded in Zürich

When
1525
Where
Zürich
Episodes
1

In the monogenesis view, Conrad Grebel baptized George Blaurock on January 21, 1525, in Zürich. Blaurock then baptized others. This sequence is cited as the origin of the Swiss Brethren movement, though alternative origin dates exist.

Episodes

  1. January 21, 1525 · ZürichZürich Baptism

    Conrad Grebel baptized George Blaurock on January 21, 1525, in Zürich, per the monogenesis view of the movement's origin.

Background and detail

The Baptism. On January 21, 1525, George Blaurock requested baptism from Conrad Grebel. Grebel performed the rite, and Blaurock baptized others. This is the monogenesis view of the origin, distinct from the disputed polygenesis view.

People involved

Sources

  1. Anabaptism Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
  2. Conrad Grebel Wikipedia, revision of 2025-12-29

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