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Bertold Haller

Swiss religious reformer
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Born:
1492, Aldingen, near Rottweil, Switz.
Died:
Feb. 25, 1536, Bern (aged 44)

Bertold Haller (born 1492, Aldingen, near Rottweil, Switz.—died Feb. 25, 1536, Bern) was a Swiss religious Reformer who was primarily responsible for bringing the Reformation to Bern. Having arrived at Bern as a schoolmaster in 1513, Haller became canon at the cathedral in 1520. About the same time, he fell under the influence of the Protestant Reformer Huldrych Zwingli. Encouraged by Zwingli, he began openly to espouse the cause of reform. Less militant than his Zürich mentor, he conducted the reform at Bern in a more leisurely fashion. After Christmas 1525, Haller refused any longer to say mass, which action ...(100 of 157 words)

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