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Claes Ganglofs was an author and elder of the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish]] Mennonite congregation at [[Emden (Niedersachsen, Germany)|Emden]] at the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th, who played a role in the [[Huiskoopers|Huiskooper]] dispute at [[Franeker (Friesland, Netherlands)|Franeker]] in 1588, which dispute split the Flemish into two divisions, a strict one and a more lenient one. Ganglofs was one of the elders appointed to mediate the quarrel and traveled with the group to [[Haarlem (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Haarlem]], where they presumably reached an agreement on the position they would take. He sided with the strict party and worked in [[East Friesland (Niedersachsen, Germany)|East Friesland]], [[Westphalia (Germany)|Westphalia]], [[Groningen (Netherlands)|Groningen]], and [[Overijssel (Netherlands)|Overijssel]], opposed the attempt at unification made by [[Gerritsz, Lubbert (1534-1612)|Lubbert Gerritsz]] in 1604, applied the [[Ban|ban]] in marriage with absolute severity, opposed mixed marriages, and required re-baptism of persons wishing to join his congregation. He wrote the following works: <em>Proeve des Geloofs</em> (1570, reprint 1610); <em>Antwoort ende verclaringhe op de presentatie tot vereeninge </em>(1605, 1626, 1631); <em>Nieu Geestelyck Liedboecxken </em>(Groningen, 1593, 1606, 1615, 1633); <em>Dat gebedt ons Heeren Jesu Christi </em>(1593, 1623); <em>Grondich Bewijs van Gods Gemeynt </em>(1599, 1605, 1626); <em>Vermaning en zendbrief aan zyn huisvrouw </em>(1605, 1633); and a letter to his brother which contains 29 songs. Some of the songs are about persons in [[Almelo (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Almelo]], [[Bocholt (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Bocholt]], and [[Leer (Niedersachsen, Germany)|Leer]]. Some of these writings were published by [[Buyser, Jan de (17th century)|J. de Buyser]] in the <em>Christelyck Huysboeck </em>(1643), 854-876, in which he attacked the views of [[Claesz, Claes (17th century)|Claas Claasz]] of [[Blokzijl (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Blokzijl]]. Presumably either Ganglofs himself or his ancestors came from [[Flanders (Belgium)|Flanders]]; in 1655 a Joorys Gangeloof of Flanders was a member of the congregation at [[Aardenburg (Zeeland, Netherlands)|Aardenburg]], [[Zeeland (Netherlands)|Zeeland]].
= Bibliography =
<em class="gameo_bibliography">Catalogus der werken over de Doopsgezinden en hunne geschiedenis aanwezig in de bibliotheek der Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam</em>. Amsterdam: J.H. de Bussy, 1919<em class="gameo_bibliography">: </em>104, 185, 224, 269.

<em class="gameo_bibliography">Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em><em class="gameo_bibliography"> </em>(1865): 68; (1877): 11; (1900): 74.

Ganglofs, Claes. <em>Von die einige unzerteilete Gemeinde Gottes</em>, trans. T.B.H., Port Trevorton PA: Peter Peters, 1965.

<em class="gameo_bibliography">Groningsche Volksalmanak </em>(1919): 147-153.

Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967<span class="gameo_bibliography">: v.</span><em class="gameo_bibliography"> </em>II, 34.

Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam</em>, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884<em class="gameo_bibliography">: </em>v. I, Nos. 477, 558.

<em class="gameo_bibliography">Molhuysen, P. C. and  P. J. Blok. Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek. </em>Leiden, 1911-1937: v. IV, 628.

Visscher, H. and L. A. van Langeraad. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Biographisch Woordenboek von Protestantsche Godgeleerden in Nederland. </em>Utrecht, 1903-<em class="gameo_bibliography">: </em>v. III, 178 f.
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