550th Anniversary of the Moravian Church, 2007 March 1

Celebrating the 550th Anniversary of the Moravian Church
deadline 2007 March 01

March 1, 1457 was the beginning of the Unity of the Brethren in Bohemia. The Moravian Church, or Unitas Fratrum (Unity of Brethren), as it has been officially known since 1457, arose as followers of Jan Hus gathered in the village of Kunvald, about 100 miles east of Prague, in eastern Bohemia, and organized the church. This was 60 years before Martin Luther began his reformation and 100 years before the establishment of the Anglican Church. More…