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Nikolaus Ludwig, Reichsgraf von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf (26 May 1700 – 9 May 1760) was a German religious and social reformer, bishop of the Moravian Church, founder of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, Christian mission pioneer and a major figure of 18th-century Protestantism.
May 9, 2024 · Nikolaus Ludwig, count von Zinzendorf (born 1700, Dresden, Saxony [Germany]—died May 9, 1760, Herrnhut) was a religious and social reformer of the German Pietist movement who, as leader of the Moravian church (Unitas Fratrum), sought to create an ecumenical Protestant movement.
One group of families fled north to Saxony, where they settled on the lands belonging to a rich young ruler, Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf. Rich young ruler. Born into Austrian nobility...
A biography of the German nobleman, Pietist leader, and theologian of Moravian missions, who awakened Protestantism to cross-cultural mission. Learn about his life, works, controversies, and legacy in the history of Christian missions.
ZINZENDORF, NIKOLAUS LUDWIG VON (1700 – 1760), poet, preacher, theologian, and religious leader. Count Zinzendorf was a controversial figure within German Pietism in the first half of the eighteenth century. He advocated a nonrational approach to Christianity that he called "religion of the heart."
Jan 15, 2021 · Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700–1760) was a charismatic German nobleman who permitted a group of Moravian refugees to settle on his lands in 1722. Within ten years, the Moravian Brethren had grown under Zinzendorf’s patronage and leadership, and they began a missionary movement which would in time take them all over ...
Sep 3, 2015 · The young man was the aristocrat, Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf. In that life-changing moment he vowed to dedicate himself to the service of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Man of Calvary. Aristocracy and great wealth are not often devoted to the cause of Christ, but they were in this case.
