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The Reformation in the rest of Europe
led the Reformation movement in the northern part of Switzerland. He was strongly influenced by the writings of and .
He preached the true gospel of Christ and crowds flocked to hear him. There was effectively a civil war between Zwingli's reformed church and the Roman church in Switzerland. Zwingli himself was killed. Although he was only injured he refused to allow a Catholic priest to hear a confession. Because of this he was killed by a sword and his body quartered and burnt. But the seed had been sown and the reformed faith made remarkable progress within Switzerland.
was 'a man from among the common people'. He was strongly influenced by the German reformers and he continued the Reformation within Europe. The influence of Calvin's teachings and books quickly spread throughout Western Europe and he became the dominant figure of the Protestant Reformation, especially after death in 1546. Geneva became a haven of refuge to Protestants fleeing persecution.
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