Huldrych Zwingli was the leader of the reformation in Switzerland. He opposed fasting during lent, corruption in the ecclesiastical hierarchy, and the use of images in places of worship. He clashed with the Anabapist reformers, which ultimately led to their persecution. One reason for this clash is because of their differing views on baptism. The anabaptists did not believe in infant baptism, while zwingli defended it. He believed that church and state should not be seperate, but that they should work together and be one soveriegn authority under God. Another thing that set Zwingli apart from other reformers was his belief about the eucharist. He did not agree with other reformers that the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Christ, but rather that they are a symbol and signify them.
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I think it is interesting that Zwingli was one of the first to believe that, during the sacrament of communion, the bread and wine symbolized the body and blood of Christ. He also believed in infant baptism. Many of Zwingli's beliefs are common with those of the modern day Presbyterian church.
I think that like all other people inviting change of this time, Zwingli was very important in establishing many religions and had a huge role in Reformation.
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