Background
Source: Wikipedia
Ludwig (Lewes) Lavater (4 March 1527; Kyburg (castle) – 5 July 1586 in Zürich) also known as Lewes Lauaterus of Tigurine, was a Swiss Reformed theologian working in the circle of his father-in-law, Heinrich Bullinger. He was the chief pastor of the Calvinist Church of Zürich. He served as Archdeacon at the Grossmünster in Zurich and briefly Antistes of the Zurich church as the successor of Rudolf Gwalther.
