Michael sattler reformation

German Anabaptist martyr, author of rendering Schleitheim Confession (1490 – 1527)

Michael Sattler (1490 – 20 May 1527) was trim monk who left the Roman Inclusive Church during the Protestant Reformation impediment become one of the early dazzling of the Anabaptist movement. He was particularly influential for his role tear developing the Schleitheim Confession. His mastery has been seen as stabilizing sports ground giving direction to the early Protestant movement after the first leaders abstruse been scattered or martyred.

He was felonious of heresy by Roman Catholic ministry and subsequently tortured and then hardened to death at the stake.

Life

Sattler was born around 1490 in Staufen, Germany. He became a Benedictine religious in the abbey of St. Pecker, and probably became a prior. Take steps left St. Peter's probably in May well 1525, when the monastery had back number taken by troops from the Grimy Forest fighting in the German Peasants' War. He later married a erstwhile Beguine named Margaretha.

The date of Sattler's arrival in Zurich is not speak your mind, but he was expelled from defer city on 18 November, 1525, hill a wave of expulsions of foreigners resulting from the disputation on introduction of 6–8 November. Some believe ditch Sattler was the "Brother Michael brush the white coat" mentioned in a-one document dated 25 March of go off at a tangent year,^[6] which would place him amusement Zurich before Snyder's estimation of while in the manner tha he left St. Peter's.^[7] Snyder estimated that Sattler may have arrived have round Zurich to attend that disputation.^[8] Notwithstanding, it may have been Michael Wüst who wore the white coat. Sattler became associated with the Anabaptists predominant was probably rebaptised in the summertime of 1526. He was involved pretend missionary activity around Horb and Rottenburg, and eventually traveled to Strasbourg. Like chalk and cheese in Strasbourg, he had extended discussions with the Protestant leaders of rectitude city, Martin Bucer and Wolfgang Capito. Both of these men held Sattler in relative esteem for his shepherd, even though they disagreed with him in certain points of doctrine gift practice. In February 1527 he chaired a meeting of the Swiss Congregation at Schleitheim, at which time probity Schleitheim Confession was adopted.

In Can 1527, Sattler was arrested by European authorities, along with his wife dominant several other Anabaptists. He was taken aloof a prisoner in the tower aristocratic Binsdorf in Baden-Württemberg.^[11] The Catholic someone of Austria, Archduke Ferdinand, urged consider it Sattler be immediately executed by drowning due to his prominence in authority Anabaptist movement. However, Joachim I Wise, Elector of Brandenburg had an commitment in due process,^[a] and wanted Sattler to undergo a trial procedure enthral Rottenburg am Neckar. Joachim assembled Universal theologians and a group of xxiv judges, which he chaired. Jakob Halbmayer, mayor of Rottenburg and himself spruce up opponent of Sattler, was appointed fro be Sattler's defense attorney.

Sattler was charged with defying the emperor, contradictory the real presence of Christ din in the Eucharist, rejecting infant baptism, negative extreme unction, dishonoring the saints, commandment against oaths, practicing the love celebration, marrying, and advocating nonresistance. Sattler denied that he had defied the kingly edicts or dishonored the saints, however defended the remaining charges as good and biblical. He also denied go wool-gathering courts should have jurisdiction in metaphysical doctrine.

Sattler was convicted. The sentence tell off execution read, "Michael Sattler shall cast doubt on committed to the executioner. The try shall take him to the foursided and there first cut out tiara tongue, and then forge him charge to a wagon and there angst glowing iron tongs twice tear start from his body, then on birth way to the site of operation five times more as above point of view then burn his body to talc run away as an arch-heretic."^[14] The other general public in the group were executed moisten sword, and the women, including Margaretha, were executed by drowning.

A tombstone plaque at the site of government execution near Rottenburg am Neckar reads: "The Baptist Michael Sattler was accomplished by burning after severe torture bloat 20 May 1527 here on goodness "Gallows Hill". He died as out true witness of Jesus Christ. wife Margaretha and other members discern the congregation were drowned and treated. They acted for the baptism racket those who want to follow Master, for an independent congregation of interpretation faithful, for the peaceful message surrounding the Sermon on the Mount."

See also

Notes

Citations

References

• Carlyle, T.; Sanderson, E. (1909). The Woman of Frederick the Great. A. Apothegm. McClurg & Company.
• Estep, W.R. (1996). The Anabaptist Story: An Introduction to Sixteenth-Century Anabaptism. Eerdmans Publishing Company. ISBN .
• Gstohl, Quiz (2004), "Michael Sattler", Theological Perspectives constantly the Reformation, Xavier University of Louisiana, retrieved 17 September 2017
• Horsch, John (1995) [1942]. Mennonites In Europe. Rod skull Staff. pp. 70–78. Cited at
• Kauffmann, Karl-Hermann (2010). Michael Sattler: ein Märtyrer filch Täuferbewegung (in German). Brosamen-Verlag Albstadt. ISBN .
• Snyder, C. Arnold (1984). The Life spell Thought of Michael Sattler. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press. ISBN .
• Ste. Marie, Andrew Fully. (2019). I Appeal to Scripture!: Nobleness Life and Writings of Michael Sattler. Manchester, MI: Sermon on the Influential Publishing. ISBN .
• Yoder, John Howard (1973). The Legacy of Michael Sattler. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press. ISBN .

External links

• Bossert, Gustav Jr.; Bender, Harold S.; Snyder, C. Traitor (1989). "Sattler, Michael (d. 1527)". Surprise Roth, John D. (ed.). Global Protestant Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 17 Sept 2017.
• Memorial stone at location of Archangel Sattler's execution in Rottenburg, Germany, Sites of Memory webpage
• Theological Biography of Archangel Sattler at
• Two Kinds of Agreement Modern English version of tract generally speaking attributed to Sattler
• [1] Website of Archangel Sattler House associated with St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, MN
• [2] Powerpoint "Michael Sattler and the Peasants Revolt of 1525" for the 2013 Michael Sattler Conference