{"id":31520,"date":"2025-04-26T13:05:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T13:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=31520"},"modified":"2026-09-23T07:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:36:47","slug":"amish-mennonite-relationship-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/amish-mennonite-relationship-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Amish e Mennoniti sono imparentati? S\u00ec, le loro strade si sono divise nel 1693"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Yes, the Amish and Mennonites are related. Both churches grew out of the Anabaptist movement of 16th-century Europe, and they belonged to one fellowship until 1693, when Jakob Ammann&#039;s followers separated from other Swiss Anabaptists, mainly over the shunning of excommunicated members. They remain separate churches that cooperate on relief work but generally live apart. Where did the Amish and Mennonites come from? Both trace their roots to the Anabaptists, reformers who began baptizing one another as adults in Switzerland\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes. Both grew from the 16th-century Anabaptists; the Amish separated in 1693 over shunning, and the two now cooperate on relief but live apart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[219,218],"class_list":["post-31520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-denominations-compared","series-who-are-the-amish"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":111065,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/amish-vs-mennonite\/","url_meta":{"origin":31520,"position":0},"title":"Amish vs Mennonite: Same Anabaptist Roots, Different Ways of Living","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Settembre 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Amish and Mennonites share Anabaptist roots, adult baptism and nonresistance. 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