Heinrich Bullinger

Heinrich Bullinger (18 July 1504 – 17 September 1575) was a Swiss Reformer and theologian, the successor of Huldrych Zwingli as head of the Church of Zürich and a pastor at the Grossmünster. One of the most important leaders of the Swiss Reformation, Bullinger co-authored the Helvetic Confessions and collaborated with John Calvin to work out a Reformed doctrine of the Lord's Supper.

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Heinrich Bullinger
Portrait by Hans Asper, c. 1550
Born18 July 1504
Bremgarten (Aargau), Canton of Aargau, Old Swiss Confederacy
Died17 September 1575(1575-09-17) (aged 71)
Zürich, Canton of Zürich, Old Swiss Confederacy
NationalitySwiss
Occupation(s)Theologian, antistes
SpouseAnna Adlischwyler
Parent(s)Heinrich Bullinger and Anna Wiederkehr
Theological work
EraRenaissance
Tradition or movement
  • Protestantism
    • Reformed
Main interestsSystematic theology
Notable ideas
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