Count Nicolas Ludwig von Zinzendorf

Season 2, Episode 22 Landmarks With Leon AKA Lehigh Valley Landmarks

Count Nicolas Ludwig von Zinzendorf

Before Bethlehem was Bethlehem, one visionary count was already thinking bigger than borders. On this episode of Landmarks with Leon — soon to be Lehigh Valley Landmarks — uncover the remarkable life of Count Nicolaus von Zinzendorf, the noble reformer whose faith, exile, and global mission work helped shape the Moravian movement and gave Bethlehem its name on that Christmas Eve in 1741. From Herrnhut to Pennsylvania, his story is one of conviction, courage, and a legacy still visible across the city today.