# The Zürich baptisms

1525 · Overview

A circle of reform-minded Christians in Zürich came to believe that baptism should follow a person’s own confession of faith. Their disagreement with the city’s religious settlement brought pressure to conform.

On 21 January 1525, Conrad Grebel baptized George Blaurock, and others at the gathering were then baptized. The event became a defining beginning for the Swiss Brethren. Anabaptism also developed in other regions, so the wider story includes several centres and traditions.



- [Mennonite World Conference: the first baptisms](https://mwc-cmm.org/en/stories/teach-gospel-and-hold-faith/)
- [Supplied timeline photograph 9375](/sources/church-history/photos/IMG_9375.jpg)

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