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Goudeken (Aldegonde) de Jonckheere (Joncheere), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, executed on 21 July 1562, at [[Ghent (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Ghent]], [[Belgium|Belgium]]. She was 28 years of age, a daughter of Gherolf and a native of Merendree in Flanders. She was burned at the stake together with four other women, among whom were her sisters [[Vijnken de Jonckheere (ca. 1532-1562)|Vijntgen]] and [[Janneken de Jonckheere (ca. 1536-1562)|Janneken]], because they "persisted in their rebaptism." Concerning these martyrs [[Braght, Tieleman Jansz van (1625-1664)|van Braght]], [[Martyrs' Mirror|&lt;em&gt;Martyrs' Mirror&lt;/em&gt;]], relates: "They confessed their faith without fear and remained steadfast until death." Their names are included in the song "Als men schreef duyst vijfhondert jaer ende twee en tsestich mede," found in the [[Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een|&lt;em&gt;Liedtboecxken van den Offer des Heeren&lt;/em&gt;]]. Besides these three sisters, a brother [[Pieter de Jonckheere (d. 1562)|Pieter de Jonckheere]] was executed on 12 March 1562 at Ghent.


= Bibliography =
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Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>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</em>. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 656. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/ http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.]

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