Nicolaus Zinzendorf

✶May 26, 1700

†May 9, 1760

1 candle burning, 3 lit in all

About their life

Nikolaus Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf was a German religious and social reformer, bishop of the Moravian Church, founder of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, Christian mission pioneer and a major figure of 18th-century Protestantism. Born in Dresden, Zinzendorf was called Ludwig or Brother Ludwig by his intimates. He was notable for providing shelter for German-speaking Moravian exiles at Herrnhut, an effort that was influenced by Pietist ideas from the Lutheran faith he was brought up in.

German protestant religious and social reformer, bishop of the Moravian Church (1700-1760)

☆ Follow

Biography from the article Nicolaus Zinzendorf on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.