How Zinzendorf Hotel Winston Salem Became the Talk of the Town - Away State Journal
Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf (1731) 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. Born in Dresden, Zinzendorf was often influenced by ...
Nikolaus Ludwig, count von Zinzendorf 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. Zinzendorf was the son of a Saxon minister of state of Austrian noble descent. His
Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, heir to one of Europe’s leading families, was destined for high duties in 18th Century Europe. Since 1662 all males in the Zinzendorf clan bore the title of count in the Holy Roman Empire; thus young Nicolaus Ludwig became at birth Count Zinzendorf. His mother recorded his birth in the family Bible, noting on in Dresden the “gift of my firstborn ...
Count Zinzendorf was one of the most controversial figures of the early eighteenth century. The crowned heads of Europe and religious leaders of both Europe and America all knew him — and either loved him or hated him. Zinzendorf married Erdmuth Dorothea von Reuss, and assumed his duties as a young noble in the courts of King August the Strong.
And so, did Nicholas Von Zinzendorf make the right decision? It turned out that he found great purpose and intense satisfaction in doing the very thing that was right in front of him—fulfilling his call to become a Count, a kind-hearted ruler, and a member of the German nobility.
