Jakob Ammann

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Anabaptist leader person religious reformer

Jakob Ammann was a Swiss Anabaptist leader whose strict teachings and reforms in the late 17th century led to the formation of the Amish movement.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Ammann	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anabaptist leader ⓘ person ⓘ religious reformer ⓘ
associatedWith	Anabaptist congregations in Alsace ⓘ Anabaptist congregations in the Emmental region ⓘ Swiss Brethren (historical) ⓘ surface form: Swiss Brethren Mennonites
birthYear	c. 1644 ⓘ
causeOfSchism	disagreements over church discipline ⓘ disagreements over footwashing practice ⓘ disagreements over shunning ⓘ
centuryOfActivity	17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ
countryOfActivity	Alsace ⓘ France ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ
deathYear	c. 1730 ⓘ
doctrineEmphasized	Meidung (social avoidance of the banned) ⓘ ban (excommunication) ⓘ church discipline ⓘ literal obedience to the New Testament ⓘ
familyName	Jakob Ammann self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ammann
givenName	Jakub ⓘ surface form: Jakob
historicalContext	persecution of Anabaptists in Switzerland ⓘ post-Reformation Europe ⓘ
influenced	Amish ⓘ surface form: Amish communities in Europe Amish ⓘ surface form: Old Order Amish in North America
knownFor	advocating strict church discipline ⓘ foundational role in the formation of the Amish ⓘ leading a schism among Swiss Brethren Anabaptists ⓘ promoting the practice of shunning (Meidung) ⓘ
language	Alemannic German ⓘ surface form: Swiss German
legacy	central figure in Amish historical identity ⓘ namesake of the Amish ⓘ
movement	Amish ⓘ Swiss Brethren (historical) ⓘ surface form: Swiss Brethren
name	Jakob Ammann self-link ⓘ
nationality	Swiss ⓘ
occupation	tailor ⓘ
opposedBy	more moderate Swiss Brethren leaders ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Anabaptism ⓘ Mennonites ⓘ surface form: Mennonite
religiousTraditionInfluenced	Amish ⓘ surface form: Amish Christianity Anabaptist churches ⓘ surface form: Anabaptist
role	Anabaptist bishop ⓘ church elder ⓘ
theologicalPosition	emphasized separation from the world ⓘ insisted on strict application of the ban and shunning ⓘ rejected lenient church discipline among Swiss Brethren ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jakob Ammann → familyName → Jakob Ammann self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ammann

Othmar Ammann → familyName → Jakob Ammann ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ammann

Amish → foundedBy → Jakob Ammann ⓘ

Jakob Ammann → name → Jakob Ammann self-link ⓘ

Amish → namedAfter → Jakob Ammann ⓘ