Jakob Ammann

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Jakob Ammann was a Swiss Anabaptist leader whose strict teachings and reforms in the late 17th century led to the formation of the Amish movement.

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Jakob Ammann canonical 3
Ammann 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anabaptist leader
person
religious reformer
associatedWith Anabaptist congregations in Alsace
Anabaptist congregations in the Emmental region
Swiss Brethren Mennonites
birthYear c. 1644
causeOfSchism disagreements over church discipline
disagreements over footwashing practice
disagreements over shunning
centuryOfActivity 17th century
18th century
countryOfActivity Alsace
France
Switzerland
deathYear c. 1730
doctrineEmphasized Meidung (social avoidance of the banned)
ban (excommunication)
church discipline
literal obedience to the New Testament
familyName Ammann
linked to: Jakob Ammann
givenName Jakob
linked to: Jakub
historicalContext persecution of Anabaptists in Switzerland
post-Reformation Europe
influenced Amish communities in Europe
linked to: Amish

Old Order Amish in North America
linked to: Amish
knownFor advocating strict church discipline
foundational role in the formation of the Amish
leading a schism among Swiss Brethren Anabaptists
promoting the practice of shunning (Meidung)
language Swiss German
linked to: Alemannic German
legacy central figure in Amish historical identity
namesake of the Amish
movement Amish
Swiss Brethren
name Jakob Ammann
nationality Swiss
occupation tailor
opposedBy more moderate Swiss Brethren leaders
religiousAffiliation Anabaptism
Mennonite
linked to: Mennonites
religiousTraditionInfluenced Amish Christianity
linked to: Amish

Anabaptist
linked to: Anabaptist churches
role Anabaptist bishop
church elder
theologicalPosition emphasized separation from the world
insisted on strict application of the ban and shunning
rejected lenient church discipline among Swiss Brethren

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Amish foundedBy Jakob Ammann
Amish namedAfter Jakob Ammann
Othmar Ammann familyName Ammann
linked to: Jakob Ammann
Jakob Ammann name Jakob Ammann
Jakob Ammann familyName Ammann
linked to: Jakob Ammann