1527 · event
Felix Manz and the cost of conviction
Felix Manz was drowned in Zürich on 5 January 1527. His story is central to the memory of persecution among the Swiss Brethren.
Felix Manz was one of the early Zürich advocates of believers’ baptism. He was executed by drowning in the Limmat on 5 January 1527.
The supplied Martyrs’ Mirror heading gives 1526 for Felix Mantz. That heading is preserved on the source page; this overview uses the date given in the later reference. Keeping both visible allows readers to examine the difference.
