Jakob Ammann's demand for stricter discipline, including shunning of the excommunicated, divides the Swiss and Alsatian Mennonites; his followers become the Amish, named for him.
Tagged: Schism Anabaptist Christian
The Event
- Date
- 1693 (exact)
- Era
- Modern; Standard ecumenical periodization
- Location
- Alsace; today Alsace, France
- Traditions
- Christianity
- Streams
- Anabaptist
- Key figures
- Jakob Ammann
Primary Sources
- Letters of Jakob Ammann (1693-1694)
Secondary Sources
- González, The Story of Christianity, vols. 1–2 (Harper, 2010)
Provenance: HIST-0070; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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