>Ana*bap*tist (noun) > >First appeared 1532 > > : a Protestant sectarian of a radical movement arising in the 16th century >and advocating the baptism and church membership of adult believers only, >nonresistance, and the separation of church and state > Just for further clarification: the Moravians trace their history back to followers of John Hus, who was burned at the stake in Prague in 1415. The modern Moravian church, as Linda pointed out, dates from the 1720s and the reorganization of the fellowship on Zinzendorf's estate in Saxony. The Moravians practice infant baptism, and are not Anabaptists or "Dunkers", although they were indeed part of the pietist movement in Europe and in Pennsylvania. >1722 Refugees of the "Unitas Fratrum" (Hussites) gather at > Herrnhut, on the estates of Nicolaus Ludwig, Count Zinzendorf. > They form a Pietistic conclave. This is the start of the > Moravian Brethren, who expand the Pietist tradition of Elizabeth Harris state coordinator, NCGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/