Hans Landis : Swiss Anabaptist Martyr in Seventeenth Century Documents, introduced, transcribed, and translated by James W. Lowry, co-edited by David J. Rempel Smucker and John L. Ruth

Authors

E. Morris Sider, Messiah College

Keywords

Hans Landis, Swiss martyrs

Abstract

This book focuses on Hans Landis, an early Anabaptist ordained minister and leader of Anabaptists in the area around Zurich , Switzerland. As such, he was a likely target for persecution by church and civil authorities. On various occasions they questioned him, banished him from the state, and ordered his execution in 1614.

Recommended Citation

Sider, E. Morris (2004) "Hans Landis : Swiss Anabaptist Martyr in Seventeenth Century Documents, introduced, transcribed, and translated by James W. Lowry, co-edited by David J. Rempel Smucker and John L. Ruth," Swiss American Historical Society Review: Vol. 40: No. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol40/iss1/4