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Johannes Kesselkflicker (Kesselbusser, [[Kessler, Moritz (d. 1535)|Ketelbueter]]) was a deacon and active leader of the [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] congregation <em>(Christliche Brüder) </em>at [[Maastricht (Limburg, Netherlands)|Maastricht]], [[Netherlands|Netherlands]]. He was baptized in 1541 by [[Fälber, Leonhard (16th century)|Leonhard Fälber]] and was haled several times (1559, 1566) before the court in [[Jülich (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Jülich]]. He testified that he did not attend the state church services because idolatry was practiced there and that he held only baptism on confession of faith to be true baptism, the communion only a symbol.  


= Bibliography =
Rembert, Karl. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Die "Wiedertäufer" im Herzogtum Jülich</em>. Berlin: R. Gaertners Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1899: 433, 450.


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