1520

May 1520

Thomas Muntzer arrived in Zwickau to fill in as pastor of St. Mary's Church while the regular pastor, Johann Sylvius Egranus, took a 6-month leave of absence. Egranus had already antagonized the local Franciscan priests and Muntzer further antagonized them by attacking their teachings from the pulpit.

1 October 1520

After the return of Johann Egranus to St. Mary's Church, Thomas Muntzer was reassigned to the working-class St. Catherine's Church. Muntzer's rhetoric grew more radical, particularly in his denunciation of the local Franciscan monks. Among his parishioners were three men, Nicholas Storch, Thomas Drechsel & Marcus Thomas Stubner, who became known as the "Zwickau Prophets."

26 December 1520

Thomas Muntzer urged his congregants to do something about the presence of priests and monks in the vicinity. So a group went out and stoned a priest, almost killing him.

1521

16 April 1521

Thomas Muntzer was expelled from Zwickau by the City Council. In response, Nicholas Storch led a revolt that resulted in numerous arrests. Muntzer headed to Prague, Bohemia, hoping to locate remnants of the old Taborite movement.

June 1521

Thomas Muntzer returned to Zwickau from his brief sojourn in Prague. He didn't remain long, however, for by late July he was back in Prague.

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