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| − | Fransken de Vroedvrouw (midwife) was an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr whose official name was Franchyne van der Borcht. She was born at [[Lier (Antwerp, Belgium)|Lier]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], and put to death because she had been (re) baptized, and refused to recant. She frankly confessed her faith and baptism and "did not respect her infant baptism." The execution took place secretly by drowning in a tub within the [[Steen (Antwerp, Belgium)|Steen castle]] at [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]] on 19 March 1559, together with [[Pleuntgen van der Goes (d. 1559)|Pleuntgen van der Goes]] and [[Adriana Lambrechts (d. 1559)|Naentken Leerverkoopster]]. Her name is found in a hymn, "Aenhoort, Godt, hemelsche Vader" (Hear, O God, heavenly Father), in the [[Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een| | + | Fransken de Vroedvrouw (midwife) was an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr whose official name was Franchyne van der Borcht. She was born at [[Lier (Antwerp, Belgium)|Lier]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], and put to death because she had been (re) baptized, and refused to recant. She frankly confessed her faith and baptism and "did not respect her infant baptism." The execution took place secretly by drowning in a tub within the [[Steen (Antwerp, Belgium)|Steen castle]] at [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]] on 19 March 1559, together with [[Pleuntgen van der Goes (d. 1559)|Pleuntgen van der Goes]] and [[Adriana Lambrechts (d. 1559)|Naentken Leerverkoopster]]. Her name is found in a hymn, "Aenhoort, Godt, hemelsche Vader" (Hear, O God, heavenly Father), in the [[Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een|<em>Liedtboecxken van den Offer des Heeren</em>]] (Hymn 16, No. 43). |
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Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om ‘t getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe</em>. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, …, 1685: II, 244. | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om ‘t getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe</em>. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, …, 1685: II, 244. | ||
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Fransken de Vroedvrouw (midwife) was an Anabaptist martyr whose official name was Franchyne van der Borcht. She was born at Lier, Belgium, and put to death because she had been (re) baptized, and refused to recant. She frankly confessed her faith and baptism and "did not respect her infant baptism." The execution took place secretly by drowning in a tub within the Steen castle at Antwerp on 19 March 1559, together with Pleuntgen van der Goes and Naentken Leerverkoopster. Her name is found in a hymn, "Aenhoort, Godt, hemelsche Vader" (Hear, O God, heavenly Father), in the Liedtboecxken van den Offer des Heeren (Hymn 16, No. 43).
Bibliography
Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om ‘t getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, …, 1685: II, 244.
Braght, Thieleman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs’ Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour… to the Year A.D. 1660. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 618. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Cramer, Samuel and Fredrik Pijper. Bibliotheca Reformatoria Neerlandica. The Hague: M. Nijhoff, 1903-1914: II, 566.
Génard, Petrus. Antwerpsch archievenblad: VIII, 460, 472; XIV, 26-27, No. 282.
Wolkan, Rudolf. Die Lieder der Wiedertäufer. Berlin, 1903: 63, 72.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Fransken de Vroedvrouw (d. 1559)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fransken_de_Vroedvrouw_(d._1559)&oldid=107666.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1956). Fransken de Vroedvrouw (d. 1559). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fransken_de_Vroedvrouw_(d._1559)&oldid=107666.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 379. All rights reserved.
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