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Marburg Colloquy

Type Event Region Europe Time 1529

From 1–4 October 1529 Luther and Zwingli met at Marburg to unify Lutheran and Swiss Reformed views on the Eucharist, agreeing on most points but fail…

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  1. 1529Marburg Castle · Holy Roman EmpireConvened by Philip of Hesse, Luther, Zwingli, Bucer and other reform theologians gathered at Marburg and quickly reached agreement on the first fourteen of fifteen articles, covering justification by faith, the Trinity, baptism and more.
  2. 1529Marburg Castle · Holy Roman EmpireThe fifteenth article, on the nature of the Eucharist, became the focus of the colloquy: Luther insisted that Christ's body was truly present in the bread and wine, while Zwingli held that the Eucharist was merely a memorial rite; neither side yielded, and the effort to unify the Protestant alliance was thwarted.

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