Event
Sixty Anabaptists meet at the Martyrs' Synod in Augsburg
20 Aug 1527 · 51.03° N, 9.41° E
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- When
- 20 Aug 1527
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- Event
- Coordinates
- 51.03° N, 9.41° E
- Description
- Sixty Anabaptists meet at the Martyrs' Synod in Augsburg.
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Martyrs' Synod
August 1527 Synod in Augsburg, Germany
The Martyrs' Synod was a Christian meeting which took place in Augsburg, Germany, from 20 to 24 August 1527. The purpose of this meeting, attended by about sixty representatives from different Anabaptist groups, was to come to agreement over the differences related to the central Anabaptist teachings among the Swiss and south German Anabaptists.
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