Laurens van Gelder (d. 1557)

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Laurens van Gelder (Lauwereyns Cruwele or Cruele), an Anabaptist martyr, was burned at the stake (Martyrs' Mirror says beheaded) on 22 May 1557, at Antwerp, Belgium, with Jeronymus, Pieter de Meulenaer, Jacob van Yper, and Martin de Wael. Their names are found in the song, "Aenhoort Godt, hemelsche Vader" (Hear, O God, heavenly Father), No. 16 of the Lietboecxken van den Offer des Heeren. Laurens was a native of Kortrijk (Courtrai) in Flanders. His trade is not mentioned.

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Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1957

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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Laurens van Gelder (d. 1557)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Laurens_van_Gelder_(d._1557)&oldid=95735.

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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1957). Laurens van Gelder (d. 1557). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Laurens_van_Gelder_(d._1557)&oldid=95735.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 298. All rights reserved.


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