Eberli Bolt
Eberli Bolt , also called Hyppolit Eberle (* in Lachen ; † May 29, 1525 in Schwyz ) was a Swiss Anabaptist preacher .
Life
Eberli Bolt grew up in Lachen SZ and was a farmer or boatman by profession. He and his brother Ulrich Bolt joined the Reformation movement early on. At Easter 1525 Eberli Bolt was invited to St. Gallen as a preacher . Here he was baptized .
His sermons in the open air drew large crowds: it was almost all of them that gathered to interrogate the Boers . Contemporaries testified to his profound knowledge of the Bible and his ability to speak. Eberli Bolt was expelled from St. Gallen on the charge that he rejected the sacrament of baptism and the mass and called on the audience to be sexually free.
After a short stay in Zollikon , he returned to his homeland Schwyz, where he was executed. He died at the stake with an unnamed priest on May 29, 1525 . He is considered the first Anabaptist martyr . His death is also mentioned in Heinrich Bullinger's chronicle of the Reformation .
literature
- Andrea Strübind : More zealous than Zwingli. The early Anabaptist movement in Switzerland. Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-428-10653-9 , p. 535 ff.
- Emil Egli , Rudolf Schoch (ed.): Johann Keßler's Sabbata with small writings and letters. St. Gallen 1902, p. 146 f.
- Emil Egli: Anabaptist from the country of Schwyz. In: Zwingliana. 1/7, 1900, pp. 138-144.
Web links
- Ulrich J. Gerber: Eberle (Bolt), Hyppolit. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Christian Neff: Bolt Eberli . In: Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johannes Kessler : Sabbata, p. 146.
- ^ Heinrich Bullinger's Reformation History, Vol. 1, p. 289.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eberli, Bolt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eberle, Hyppolit |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss Baptist preacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century or 16th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Laughter SZ |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1525 |
| Place of death | Schwyz |