1. Felix Manz was an Anabaptist, a co-founder of the original Swiss Brethren congregation in Zurich, Switzerland, and an early martyr of the Radical Reformation.
11 Facts About Felix Manz
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Felix Manz became a follower of Huldrych Zwingli after he came to Zurich in 1519.
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The movement spread rapidly, and Felix Manz was very active in it.
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Felix Manz used his language skills to translate his texts into the language of the people, and worked enthusiastically as an evangelist.
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Felix Manz was arrested on a number of occasions between 1525 and 1527.
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Felix Manz was taken by boat onto the River Limmat.
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Felix Manz's hands were bound and pulled behind his knees and a pole was placed between them.
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Felix Manz was executed by drowning in Lake Zurich on the Limmat.
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Felix Manz's execution predates the Munster Rebellion which officially began in 1534.
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Felix Manz left written testimony of his faith, an eighteen-stanza hymn, and was apparently the author of Protestation und Schutzschrift.
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An 18-stanza hymn by Felix Manz has been preserved and is found in the Ausbund, a 16th-century hymn book still used by the Amish.