Gielis van Gent (d. 1559)
Gielis van Gent, an Anabaptist martyr, executed by beheading at Antwerp, Belgium, in 1559. His name (No. 46) is found in "Aenhoort Godt Hemelsche Vader," printed in the <em>Liedtboecxken van den Offer des Heeren</em>, 1562. Particulars are lacking, unless he is identical with Michiel (Jelis) Bernaerts. Gielis van Gent is not found in van Braght, <em>Martyrs' Mirror</em>.
Bibliography
Dit Boec wort genoemt: Het Offer des Herren, om het inhout van sommighe opgheofferde kinderen Godts . . . N.p., 1570: 566.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1956 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Gielis van Gent (d. 1559)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 21 Apr 2018. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gielis_van_Gent_(d._1559)&oldid=81165.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1956). Gielis van Gent (d. 1559). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 April 2018, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gielis_van_Gent_(d._1559)&oldid=81165.
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