Harmen de Verwer (d. 1571)
Engraving by Jan Luiken in Martyrs Mirror.
Source: Rijksmuseum.
Harmen de Verwer (House painter), an Anabaptist martyr, found in van Braght's Martyrs' Mirror; this "Verwer" is an error of van Braght; from the documents it has become evident that he was not a painter, but a weaver. (See Harmen de Wever.)
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: Part II, 552.
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: 885. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1956). Harmen de Verwer (d. 1571). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Harmen_de_Verwer_(d._1571)&oldid=141439.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 664. All rights reserved.
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