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Second Helvetic Confession

1566 · 16th century

The Second Helvetic Confession is a Reformed statement of faith written by Heinrich Bullinger and published in 1566, after it was adopted by the Elector Palatine Frederick III. Accepted by the Swiss Reformed churches and by Reformed churches in Hungary, Poland, Scotland and elsewhere, it became one of the most widely recognised confessions of Reformed Protestantism.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Second Helvetic Confession. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/second-helvetic-confession
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