Klaus Hottinger
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Klaus Hottinger was a shoemaker born in Zollikon
in 1467. A disciple of Zwingli, he took part in the famous "Affair of the Sausages" of 1522 which marked the public beginning of the Reformation
in Switzerland
. In 1523 he overthrew a wooden crucifix
at Stadelhofen
on the outskirts of Zurich
. He was as a consequence banished from the canton in November 1523. He was executed in Lucerne
on the 26 of March 1524, despite Zurich's effort to intervene on his behalf, and thus became the first martyr of the Swiss Protestant
movement.
Zollikon
Zollikon is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Zollikon has an area of . Of this area, 21.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 40.8% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...
in 1467. A disciple of Zwingli, he took part in the famous "Affair of the Sausages" of 1522 which marked the public beginning of the Reformation
Reformation
- Movements :* Protestant Reformation, an attempt by Martin Luther to reform the Roman Catholic Church that resulted in a schism, and grew into a wider movement...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. In 1523 he overthrew a wooden crucifix
Crucifix
A crucifix is an independent image of Jesus on the cross with a representation of Jesus' body, referred to in English as the corpus , as distinct from a cross with no body....
at Stadelhofen
Stadelhofen
Stadelhofen is a community in the Upper Franconian district of Bamberg and a member of the administrative community of Steinfeld.- Geography :...
on the outskirts of Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
. He was as a consequence banished from the canton in November 1523. He was executed in Lucerne
Lucerne
Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
on the 26 of March 1524, despite Zurich's effort to intervene on his behalf, and thus became the first martyr of the Swiss Protestant
Protestantism
Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...
movement.