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From Wikipedia: On 7 March 1526, the Zürich council had passed an edict that made adult re-baptism punishable by drowning. On 5 January 1527, Felix Manz became the first casualty of the edict, and the first Swiss Anabaptist to be martyred at the hands of magisterial Protestants. While Manz stated that he wished “to bring together those who were willing to accept Christ, obey the Word, and follow Read more...
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From Wikipedia: In 1885, the memorial was inaugurated outside the Wasserkirche in the extension of the choir; the 400th anniversary of Zwingli’s birth had been narrowly missed due to delayed funding. The necessary funds came from nationwide collections, from concerts in the Grossmünster and Fraumünster, as well as from international contributions from the predominantly Protestant countries of Germany, Holland, and Read more...
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From Wikipedia: Huldrych Zwingli initiated the Swiss-German Reformation in Switzerland from his pastoral office at the Grossmünster, starting in 1520. Zwingli won a series of debates presided over by the magistrate in 1523 which ultimately led local civil authorities to sanction the severance of the church from the papacy. The reforms initiated by Zwingli and continued by his successor, Heinrich Bullinger, account for the Read more...