Swiss Reformation
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Reformation — may refer to:Movements: * Protestant Reformation, an attempt by Martin Luther to reform the Roman Catholic Church that resulted in a schism, and grew into a wider movement. * Counter Reformation, the Catholic Church s response to the Protestants… … Wikipedia
Swiss mercenaries — were soldiers notable for their service in foreign armies, especially the armies of the Kings of France, throughout the Early Modern period of European history, from the Later Middle Ages into the Age of the European Enlightenment. Their service… … Wikipedia
Reformation in Switzerland — The Protestant Reformation in Switzerland was promoted initially by Huldrych Zwingli, who gained the support of the magistrate (Mark Reust) and population of Zürich in the 1520s. It led to significant changes in civil life and state matters in… … Wikipedia
Swiss literature — There is no such thing as a Swiss national vernacular literature, properly speaking. But there are four branches which make up a literature of Switzerland, according to the language in which the works are composed. As the Confederation, from its… … Wikipedia
Swiss peasant war of 1653 — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Swiss peasant war of 1653 partof= caption= date=January ndash; June 1653 place=Cantons of Lucerne, Berne, Solothurn, Basel, and the Aargau, in the Old Swiss Confederacy casus=Popular revolt territory=… … Wikipedia
Swiss Alps — Satellite image of Switzerland in October 2002. On the north side of the Alps, the regions located above 2000 m are covered by snow. The canton of Ticino (on the south side) is almost snow free in early autumn. The Swiss Alps (German: Schweizer… … Wikipedia
Reformation Wall — The International Monument to the Reformation (French: Monument international de la Réformation , German: Internationales Reformationsdenkmal ), usually known as the Reformation Wall, [It is sometimes translated into other forms, including Wall… … Wikipedia
Swiss Mennonite Conference — The Swiss Mennonite Conference (also Konferenz der Mennoniten der Schweiz or Conférence Mennonite Suisse ) is an Anabaptist Christian body in Switzerland. The Swiss Mennonites are the oldest and possibly the most influential body of Anabaptists.… … Wikipedia
Swiss Congregation — The Swiss Congregation of the Benedictine Confederation is a grouping of Benedictine monasteries in Switzerland or with significant historical Swiss connections.FoundationThe Congregation was founded, at the urging of the Papal legate to… … Wikipedia
Swiss literature — properly, the writings in the only language peculiar to Switzerland, the Rhaeto Romanic (Rhaetian dialects) dialect known as Romansh, though broadly it includes all works written by Swiss nationals in any of the three other languages of… … Universalium
