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Bruce Gordon is professor of history at Yale University, mostly ecclesiastic history.

He is the author of many things, including Calvin, the Swiss Reformation, and just recently,

God's armed prophet. Prophet, Zwingli, our topic today. Welcome, Professor Gordon.

Welcome. Thank you very much, and I'm delighted to be here. Now, you open with a blunt statement. When Hildrich. I'm delighted to be here. Now you open with a blunt statement.

When Holdrich, I'm hoping I'm pronouncing these right, please correct me, when Hildrich Zwingli

died in 1531, he vanished.

What happened right after his death at age, age is 46 or 47 yeah 47 I think yes

well he did he literally vanishes he's caught in this sort of knock internal

raid it's it's an ambush he is a Protestant preacher but he's dressed as in armor, so he looks like a soldier like everyone else.

No one knows exactly what happened, whether he was in battle himself or simply caught in the battle, but he's killed.

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