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1523

23 June 1523

Anabaptist farmer Jakob Hottinger verbally attacked the visiting preacher, Doctor Lorenz, at the village church. Lorenz, who came from the Grossmunster in Zurich, was speaking about Christ's passion and the sacrament. Hottinger told Lorenz in "sharp, hard and intolerable words" that he was lying to the congregation about the presence of Christ in the eucharistic bread.

1525

22-28 January 1525

Conrad Grebel, George Blaurock & Felix Manz spent the week in Zollikon baptizing new recruits into the Anabaptist movement.
(Go to 29 January 1525 below.)

29 January 1525

On this Sunday morning, George Blaurock showed up at the village church of Zollikon. As the pastor, Nicolas Billeter, entered the building Blaurock stopped him and asked what he intended to do. "Preach the word of God," replied Billeter. "You were not sent to preach, it was I," said Blaurock, at which point he took over the pulpit and preached. [Moore, Portraits, p.74]
(Go to 30 January 1525 below.)

30 January 1525

George Blaurock, Felix Manz & a couple dozen other members of the new Anabaptist movement were arrested and taken to Zurich.

March 1525

Heinrich Aberli & 18 other Anabaptists who had been baptizing in Zollikon were arrested and thrown in prison.