Heinrich was the successor to Huldrych Zwingli. He became the head of the Church of Zurich and pastor at the Grossmunster.
Aged 11 he was sent to St. Martin’ s Latin school. His father refused to pay for his food so his son had to beg for bread for 3 years -this was so his son would learn/have empathy with the poor.
Aged 14 he went to the University of Cologne. Aged 19 exposed to
Reformation teaching and was converted to Protestantism.
Aged 18 (1522), now a follower of Martin Luther, earned a MA, and ceased to receive the Eucharist.
1523-8 taught at a Cistercian monastery Kappel Abbey.
In 1529 married Anna Adlischweiler. They had 11 children, 5 girls and 6 boys. 5 of the boys became Protestant ministers.
1528-31 in Hausen took up a part time preaching position. In 1529 his father renounced Roman Catholicism and Heinrich was chosen to replace his father as the new Reform minister in Bremgarten… He preached 4 sermons each week and held a daily, well attended bible study. at 3 pm.
His father officially married his mother in a reform ceremony in Bremgarten.
His ministry in Zurich began in 1531 and continued until his death in 1575.
His main theological work was the * Dekaden *or The Decades which is a compilation of 50 sermons
There are about 12,000 letters in existence from or to Heinrich.
Heinrich was one of the most important leaders of the Swiss Reformation. He co-authored the Helvetic Confessions and collaborated with John Calvin to work out a Reformed doctrine of the Last Supper/ Eucharist.
Sources
Wikipedia
70 Great Christians by Geoffrey Hanks
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