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Sjoerd Pietersz van Dokkumburg (Dokkenburg) was a Dutch Mennonite minister, originally of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], who served the congregation of [[Berlikum (Friesland, Netherlands)|Berlikum]] until 1731, Heerenveen and [[Knijpe (Friesland, Netherlands)|Knijpe]] 1731-1735 (where his work was fruitful, but his salary very small), Enkhuizen and Venhuizen 1735-1751, [[Koog aan de Zaan (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Koog]] en Zaandijk from 1751 until his death between 1775 and 1779. He was an ardent defender of conservative Mennonite principles. He wrote <em>Eenige Artykelen van de Leere der Waarheid, die naar de Godsaligheid is . . . </em>(Haarlem, 1743), <em>De Gebeden van Jezus Christus . . . </em>(Haarlem, 1745), and a long poem in the Frisian language for the dedication of the Mennonite church at [[Buitenpost (Friesland, Netherlands)|Buitenpost]] (1742). This poem is found in A. Wynalda, <em>Davids Liejdetot Gods huis </em>(Amsterdam, 1743).


= Bibliography =
<em>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: 262.

Visscher, H. and L. A. van Langeraad. <em>Biographisch Woordenboek von Protestantsche Godgeleerden in Nederland</em>. The Hague, 1903- : II, 523.


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