Complex sentence: In this age of religious violence and persecution, most leaders of the Dutch Reformed congregations fled abroad and the first synod of 23 Dutch Reformed leaders was held in the German city of Emden in October 1571.
Split into simpler sentences: In this age of religious violence and persecution, most leaders of the Dutch Reformed congregations fled abroad. The first synod of 23 Dutch Reformed leaders was held in the German city of Emden in October 1571.