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Heinrich Bullinger

1504–1575 · 16th century

Heinrich Bullinger was a Swiss Reformer who succeeded Huldrych Zwingli as head of the Zürich church in 1531 and led it until his death. Through a vast correspondence he advised Reformed churches across Europe. He agreed the Consensus Tigurinus with John Calvin in 1549, and his Second Helvetic Confession of 1566 was adopted by Reformed churches from Hungary to Scotland.

Heinrich Bullinger
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