History Affair of the Sausages



smoked sausages


ulrich zwingli pastor in zurich, dedicated reformation ideology of martin luther. first rift established religious authorities in switzerland came during lenten fast of 1522, when present during eating of sausages @ house of christoph froschauer, printer in city.


according william roscoe estep, zwingli had held convictions time before incident. in march 1522, invited partake of sausage supper froschauer served not workers, who, later claimed, exhausted putting out new edition of epistles of saint paul various dignitaries , priests. because eating of meat during lent prohibited, event caused public outcry, led froschauer being arrested.


the planned provocation took place e.g. in presence of leo jud, klaus hottinger , lorenz hochrütiner, gained notoriety swiss reformation later. froschauer himself published 1525 on zürich bible. meal involved swiss fasnachtskiechli , slices of sharp smoked hard sausage, had been stored more year. though himself did not eat sausages, zwingli quick defend froschauer allegations of heresy. in sermon titled von erkiesen und freiheit der speisen (regarding choice , freedom of foods), zwingli argued fasting should entirely voluntary, not mandatory. according michael reeves, zwingli advancing reformation position lent subject individual rule, rather discipline upheld @ time catholic church.


in basel, sort of more opulent spanferkel-meal served same purpose time later.


however zurich sausage affair interpreted demonstration of christian liberty , kept being of similar importance switzerland martin luther s 95 theses in wittenberg german reformation.








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