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Steven Benedictus, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, who was executed at Hoorn, Holland, on 7 June 1535. With him two other men, [[Sijbrant Jansz (d. 1535)|Sijbrant Jansz]] and Hendrik Gijsbertsz, and two women, [[Femmetgen Egberts (d. 1535)|Femmetgen Egberts]] and [[Welmoet Jans (d. 1535)|Welmoet Jans]], were put to death, the three men by beheading, the women by drowning in the Zuiderzee, with heavy stones around their necks. They were arrested in March 1535; all remained steadfast, refusing to yield their faith in spite of the efforts of Catholic clergy. They declared that they did not regret their [[Baptism|baptism]] after the order of Christ, that is, being baptized unto remission of sins, putting on the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 13:14), and obtaining a good conscience toward God (1 Peter 3:21). Their execution shocked the citizens of Hoorn, and even some of the city magistrates, who knew them as good people, were greatly excited. | Steven Benedictus, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, who was executed at Hoorn, Holland, on 7 June 1535. With him two other men, [[Sijbrant Jansz (d. 1535)|Sijbrant Jansz]] and Hendrik Gijsbertsz, and two women, [[Femmetgen Egberts (d. 1535)|Femmetgen Egberts]] and [[Welmoet Jans (d. 1535)|Welmoet Jans]], were put to death, the three men by beheading, the women by drowning in the Zuiderzee, with heavy stones around their necks. They were arrested in March 1535; all remained steadfast, refusing to yield their faith in spite of the efforts of Catholic clergy. They declared that they did not regret their [[Baptism|baptism]] after the order of Christ, that is, being baptized unto remission of sins, putting on the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 13:14), and obtaining a good conscience toward God (1 Peter 3:21). Their execution shocked the citizens of Hoorn, and even some of the city magistrates, who knew them as good people, were greatly excited. | ||
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| − | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>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</em>. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts | + | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>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</em>. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, 1685. Part II: 36 f. |
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: 443. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm <u>http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm</u>]. | 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: 443. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm <u>http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm</u>]. | ||
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Steven Benedictus, an Anabaptist martyr, who was executed at Hoorn, Holland, on 7 June 1535. With him two other men, Sijbrant Jansz and Hendrik Gijsbertsz, and two women, Femmetgen Egberts and Welmoet Jans, were put to death, the three men by beheading, the women by drowning in the Zuiderzee, with heavy stones around their necks. They were arrested in March 1535; all remained steadfast, refusing to yield their faith in spite of the efforts of Catholic clergy. They declared that they did not regret their baptism after the order of Christ, that is, being baptized unto remission of sins, putting on the Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 13:14), and obtaining a good conscience toward God (1 Peter 3:21). Their execution shocked the citizens of Hoorn, and even some of the city magistrates, who knew them as good people, were greatly excited.
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: 36 f.
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: 443. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 163.
Mellink, Albert F. De Wederdopers in de noordelijke Nederlanden 1531-1544. Groningen: J.B. Wolters, 1954: 168 f.
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: v. I, No. 131.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Steven Benedictus (d. 1535)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Steven_Benedictus_(d._1535)&oldid=128901.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Steven Benedictus (d. 1535). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Steven_Benedictus_(d._1535)&oldid=128901.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 630. All rights reserved.
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