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Lourens Janssen <em>(Louwereyns Jansz Nooddruft) </em>was an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr who is named twice by [[Braght, Tieleman Jansz van (1625-1664)|van Braght]], once <em>([[Martyrs' Mirror|Martyrs Mirror]]</em>, Dutch: 726; English: 1036) as Lourens de Schoenmaker, and again (Dutch: 747; English: 1055) as Louwerens Jansz Nooddruft. He was a shoemaker of [[Delft (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Delft]], [[Netherlands|Holland]]. He was arrested at [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]] in August 1576 and after a severe imprisonment was burned at the stake on 18 January 1577. Since no writing materials were available to him, he wrote two letters to his friends by scratching them with a pin on pewter spoons, which show a deep piety. One of them said, "Grace and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ be with you my very dear and in God beloved sister in the Lord, Weyndelken and her daughter M.; this I wish you from the depths of my heart before God, who searcheth the hearts and reigns, that you may walk before Him unharmed and unhindered in His truth, to which He has called you; and always look to Christ and to all the righteous. Adieu, in this time, adieu." | Lourens Janssen <em>(Louwereyns Jansz Nooddruft) </em>was an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr who is named twice by [[Braght, Tieleman Jansz van (1625-1664)|van Braght]], once <em>([[Martyrs' Mirror|Martyrs Mirror]]</em>, Dutch: 726; English: 1036) as Lourens de Schoenmaker, and again (Dutch: 747; English: 1055) as Louwerens Jansz Nooddruft. He was a shoemaker of [[Delft (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Delft]], [[Netherlands|Holland]]. He was arrested at [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]] in August 1576 and after a severe imprisonment was burned at the stake on 18 January 1577. Since no writing materials were available to him, he wrote two letters to his friends by scratching them with a pin on pewter spoons, which show a deep piety. One of them said, "Grace and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ be with you my very dear and in God beloved sister in the Lord, Weyndelken and her daughter M.; this I wish you from the depths of my heart before God, who searcheth the hearts and reigns, that you may walk before Him unharmed and unhindered in His truth, to which He has called you; and always look to Christ and to all the righteous. Adieu, in this time, adieu." | ||
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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 | + | 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: Part II, 726, 747. |
Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>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</em>. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 1036, 1055. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]. | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>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</em>. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 1036, 1055. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]. | ||
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Lourens Janssen (Louwereyns Jansz Nooddruft) was an Anabaptist martyr who is named twice by van Braght, once (Martyrs Mirror, Dutch: 726; English: 1036) as Lourens de Schoenmaker, and again (Dutch: 747; English: 1055) as Louwerens Jansz Nooddruft. He was a shoemaker of Delft, Holland. He was arrested at Antwerp in August 1576 and after a severe imprisonment was burned at the stake on 18 January 1577. Since no writing materials were available to him, he wrote two letters to his friends by scratching them with a pin on pewter spoons, which show a deep piety. One of them said, "Grace and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ be with you my very dear and in God beloved sister in the Lord, Weyndelken and her daughter M.; this I wish you from the depths of my heart before God, who searcheth the hearts and reigns, that you may walk before Him unharmed and unhindered in His truth, to which He has called you; and always look to Christ and to all the righteous. Adieu, in this time, adieu."
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, 726, 747.
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: 1036, 1055. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Génard, P. Antwerpsch archievenblad: XIII, 211; XIV: 98f., No. 1120.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 265.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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Neff, Christian. "Lourens Janssen (d. 1577)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lourens_Janssen_(d._1577)&oldid=129477.
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Neff, Christian. (1953). Lourens Janssen (d. 1577). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Lourens_Janssen_(d._1577)&oldid=129477.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 403. All rights reserved.
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