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Oswald, a youth of about eighteen, of Augensperg on the Kocher River in Württemberg, [[Germany|Germany]], who was seized with a number of [[Hutterian Brethren (Hutterische Brüder)|Hutterian Brethren]] near [[Passau (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Passau]] on their way back from [[Moravia (Czech Republic)|Moravia]] and imprisoned in the Passau castle. On 30 August 1535 he was cross-examined. He confessed that he had been baptized by [[Schlegel, Adam (16th century)|Adam Schlegel]] at Dillingen in the Oberland. At the same time Hans Fuchs, a boy of sixteen of [[Bruchsal (Baden-Württemberg, Germany)|Bruchsal]], baptized in [[Augsburg (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Augsburg]] by Philip Plener, was examined. The hearts of both the boys had grown strong by the grace of God, so that no skill in argument, nor the thought of perishing wretchedly in the dark, dank holes in the earth of the castle prison was able to deflect them from their conviction. | Oswald, a youth of about eighteen, of Augensperg on the Kocher River in Württemberg, [[Germany|Germany]], who was seized with a number of [[Hutterian Brethren (Hutterische Brüder)|Hutterian Brethren]] near [[Passau (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Passau]] on their way back from [[Moravia (Czech Republic)|Moravia]] and imprisoned in the Passau castle. On 30 August 1535 he was cross-examined. He confessed that he had been baptized by [[Schlegel, Adam (16th century)|Adam Schlegel]] at Dillingen in the Oberland. At the same time Hans Fuchs, a boy of sixteen of [[Bruchsal (Baden-Württemberg, Germany)|Bruchsal]], baptized in [[Augsburg (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Augsburg]] by Philip Plener, was examined. The hearts of both the boys had grown strong by the grace of God, so that no skill in argument, nor the thought of perishing wretchedly in the dark, dank holes in the earth of the castle prison was able to deflect them from their conviction. | ||
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| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 326. |
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Oswald, a youth of about eighteen, of Augensperg on the Kocher River in Württemberg, Germany, who was seized with a number of Hutterian Brethren near Passau on their way back from Moravia and imprisoned in the Passau castle. On 30 August 1535 he was cross-examined. He confessed that he had been baptized by Adam Schlegel at Dillingen in the Oberland. At the same time Hans Fuchs, a boy of sixteen of Bruchsal, baptized in Augsburg by Philip Plener, was examined. The hearts of both the boys had grown strong by the grace of God, so that no skill in argument, nor the thought of perishing wretchedly in the dark, dank holes in the earth of the castle prison was able to deflect them from their conviction.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 326.
| Author(s) | Wilhelm Wiswedel |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Wiswedel, Wilhelm. "Oswald (16th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Oswald_(16th_century)&oldid=144533.
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Wiswedel, Wilhelm. (1959). Oswald (16th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Oswald_(16th_century)&oldid=144533.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, pp. 93-94. All rights reserved.
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