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Huldrych Zwingli

Wildhaus 1484 - Kappel am Albis 1531
Leader of the Reformation in Switzerland
(Wikipedia)

Heinrich Natter
1885

Description

Bronze statue of Zwingli with a sword.

Inscription(s)

ulrich
ZWINGLI
mcdlxxxiv
i. ianuar
mdxxxi
xi. october

Signature

(pedestal) Hessische Granit u. Sÿenit Werke | Karl Hergenhahn. K.G.a.A. | Bensheim

Information Sign

HULDRYCH ZWINGLI 1484-1531

zürcher reformator
humanist, bibelübersetzer, vorsteher der zürcher kirche
geboren am 1. januar 1484 in wildhaus
pfarrer in glarus und einsiedeln
ab 1519 leutpriester am grossmünster
1524 eheschliessung mit anna reinhard
gefallen am 11. oktober 1531 im zweiten kappelerkrieg

das denkmal wurde 1885 vom tiroler bildhauer heinrich natter erstellt

Sculptor

Heinrich Natter (Graun im Vinschgau 1844 - Wien 1892), Austrian sculptor (Wikipedia).

Location (N 47°22'10" - E 8°32'35")

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