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Michiel Stevens of Oosterhout, a potter, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, was beheaded at Vught near [[Hertogenbosch (Noord-Brabant, Netherlands)|Hertogenbosch]], Dutch province of [[North Brabant (Netherlands)|North Brabant]] on 9 September 1538, with [[Jan Blok (d. 1538)|Jan Blok]] of [[Ghent (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Ghent]] and[[Adriaen van 's Gravenhage (d. 1538)| Adriaen]] of The Hague, both weavers. In the sentence Michiel is called "boersdreger," i.e., purse bearer; he was therefore probably a deacon who had charge of aid to poor members. | Michiel Stevens of Oosterhout, a potter, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, was beheaded at Vught near [[Hertogenbosch (Noord-Brabant, Netherlands)|Hertogenbosch]], Dutch province of [[North Brabant (Netherlands)|North Brabant]] on 9 September 1538, with [[Jan Blok (d. 1538)|Jan Blok]] of [[Ghent (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Ghent]] and[[Adriaen van 's Gravenhage (d. 1538)| Adriaen]] of The Hague, both weavers. In the sentence Michiel is called "boersdreger," i.e., purse bearer; he was therefore probably a deacon who had charge of aid to poor members. | ||
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| − | Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doops-gesinde 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 | + | Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doops-gesinde 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, 42. |
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: 447. 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: 447. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]. | ||
Revision as of 01:17, 21 December 2014
Michiel Stevens of Oosterhout, a potter, an Anabaptist martyr, was beheaded at Vught near Hertogenbosch, Dutch province of North Brabant on 9 September 1538, with Jan Blok of Ghent and Adriaen of The Hague, both weavers. In the sentence Michiel is called "boersdreger," i.e., purse bearer; he was therefore probably a deacon who had charge of aid to poor members.
Bibliography
Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doops-gesinde 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, 42.
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: 447. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1917): 189.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Michiel Stevens (d. 1538)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Michiel_Stevens_(d._1538)&oldid=130010.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Michiel Stevens (d. 1538). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Michiel_Stevens_(d._1538)&oldid=130010.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 671. All rights reserved.
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