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Catharina Schaeff (Schaef), (d. 1692 at The Hague, Netherlands) was one of the last members of the Mennonite congregation of The Hague, which died out soon after, but was re-established in 1881. Catharina Schaeff, who never married, was undoubtedly well-to-do, for she made a number of legacies, including one to the congregation of The Hague and one to [[Weenigem, Bastiaan van (ca. 1625-1697)|Bastiaen van Weenighem]], who was her cousin. She had a remarkable collection of books; among them were some old Dutch Bibles, a copy of the oldest Dutch martyr book, [[Offer des Heeren, Het|&lt;em&gt;Offer des Heeren&lt;/em&gt;]], and other martyr books, the [[Foundation and Plain Instruction of the Saving Doctrine of Our Lord Jesus Christ|&lt;em&gt;Foundation Book&lt;/em&gt;]] by [[Menno Simons (1496-1561)|Menno Simons]], [[Dirk Philips (1504-1568)|Dirk Philips]]' <em>Christelyk Handboecxken</em>, a number of old Mennonite hymnals, Sebastiaen Franck's "Wereltboeck" (obviously his [[Chronica, Zeytbuch vnd geschychtbibel|&lt;em&gt;Chronica, Zeytbuch vnd geschychtbibel&lt;/em&gt;]]), the poetical works of [[Vondel, Joost van den (1587-1679)|Vondel]] and [[Camphuysen, Dirk Rafaelsz (ca. 1586-1626)|Camphuysen]], writings of [[Galenus Abrahamsz de Haan (1622-1706)|Galenus Abrahamsz]] and Bastiaen van Weenighem, and a collection of devotional books. It is not known what became of these books after her death.


= Bibliography =
 <em class="gameo_bibliography">Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em>. (1896): 55-58.

<em class="gameo_bibliography">De Zondagsbode</em> VI (1892-93): No. 17.


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