Swiss Brethren gathered under Michael Sattler adopt the Schleitheim Confession, the first Anabaptist confession of faith; its seven articles define believers' baptism, the ban, separation from the world, and refusal of the sword and the oath.
Tagged: Anabaptist Christian
The Event
- Date
- 1527 (exact)
- Era
- Reformation; Standard ecumenical periodization
- Location
- Schleitheim, Switzerland
- Traditions
- Christianity
- Streams
- Anabaptist
- Key figures
- Michael Sattler
- Key texts
- Schleitheim Confession (1527)
Primary Sources
- Schleitheim Confession (1527)
Secondary Sources
- González, The Story of Christianity, vols. 1–2 (Harper, 2010)
Provenance: HIST-0065; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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