First Zurich Disputation

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The First Zurich Disputation was a pivotal 1523 public theological debate in Zurich, led by Huldrych Zwingli, that marked a major early milestone in the Swiss Reformation.

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First Zurich Disputation canonical 2
Zurich Disputation of 1523 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Reformation event
public debate
theological disputation
basedOn Sixty-seven Articles
chronologicalOrder first Zurich disputation
country Old Swiss Confederacy
Switzerland
date 1523-01-29
denominationInvolved Catholic Church
Reformed movement in Zurich
doctrinalPosition Scripture as sole norm for doctrine
rejection of certain Catholic practices
followedBy Second Zurich Disputation
hasAuthor Huldrych Zwingli
hasContext conflict between reformers and the Bishop of Constance
early phase of the Protestant Reformation in the German-speaking lands
hasLeader Huldrych Zwingli
hasLocation Old Council House of Zurich
linked to: Stadthaus Zürich

Zurich
hasPart presentation of Zwingli’s Sixty-seven Articles
hasParticipant Huldrych Zwingli
Johann Faber
Zurich city council
clergy of the canton of Zurich
representatives of the Bishop of Constance
language German
mainSubject authority of Scripture
church reform in Zurich
critique of the Mass
images in churches
organizedBy Zurich city council
outcome Zurich council endorsed Zwingli’s reform program
accelerated abolition of the Mass in Zurich
led to removal of images from Zurich churches
mandated further theological disputations
placeInHistory major early milestone in the Swiss Reformation
presidedBy Zurich city council
relatedEvent Second Zurich Disputation
relatedPerson Huldrych Zwingli
Johann Faber
relatedWork Sixty-seven Articles of Huldrych Zwingli
religiousMovement Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation

Swiss Reformation
significance marked the official beginning of the Reformation in Zurich
strengthened the authority of Scripture over church tradition in Zurich
year 1523

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Sixty-seven Articles presentedAt First Zurich Disputation
Zwingli’s Sixty-seven Articles relatedEvent First Zurich Disputation
Bern Disputation of 1528 precededBy Zurich Disputation of 1523
linked to: First Zurich Disputation