Place Category: Outdoor Marker
This monument ties together the story of the Reformation – Post Tenebras, Lux. After Darkness, Light.
The Proto-Reformers leading up to Martin Luther:
- Peter Waldo (c. 1140-c. 1205)
- John Wycliffe (c. 1328-1384)
- Jan Hus (c. 1369-1415)
- Martin Luther (1483-1546)
The Zurich Reformation
- Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531)
- Marie Dentière (c. 1495-1561)
At the center, the Geneva Reformation. (At this time, the monument was vandalized with red paint to symbolize blood).
- William Farel (1489–1565)
- John Calvin (1509–1564)
- Theodore Beza (1519–1605)
- John Knox (c.1513–1572)
The German Reformation – especially that accepted 20,000 Huguenot refugees
Several significant figures are also recognized.
- Frederick William of Brandenburg (1620–1688)
- William the Silent (1533–1584)
- Gaspard de Coligny (1519–1572)
- Roger Williams (1603–1684)
- Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658)
- Stephen Bocskai (1557–1606)
What is the purpose of the Reformation? ΙΗΣ – Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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