Willem (d. 1534?)
Willem, the husband of Aecht Melis, an Anabaptist martyr, arrested at Krommenieerdijk in Waterland, Dutch province of North Holland, was executed, probably in 1534 (1542, as in the Martyrs' Mirror, is wrong), with nine others.
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: 62.
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: 464 f.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1917): 170.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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