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| − | [[File:Limoges.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:France_location_map.svg Wikipedia Commons] | + | [[File:Limoges.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Source: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:France_location_map.svg Wikipedia Commons]'']] Limoges, is a city and commune in [[France|France]] (coordinates: 45° 50′ 7.08″ N, 1° 15′ 45″ E), the préfecture of the Haute-Vienne département, and the administrative capital of the Limousin region. It was the seat of a Mennonite congregation known from correspondence of elders from the Jura with Lorenz Friedenreich in [[Neuwied (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Neuwied]] in 1783-1784 to have been established by four families from the Jura district in [[Switzerland|Switzerland]] who settled there. It was, however, dissolved some years later when the families moved to [[Montbéliard (Doubs, Franche-Comté, France)|Montbéliard]] and the southern Sundgau. |
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| − | '']] Limoges, is a city and commune in [[France|France]] (coordinates: 45° 50′ 7.08″ N, 1° 15′ 45″ E), the préfecture of the Haute-Vienne département, and the administrative capital of the Limousin region. It was the seat of a Mennonite congregation known from correspondence of elders from the Jura with Lorenz Friedenreich in [[Neuwied (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Neuwied]] in 1783-1784 to have been established by four families from the Jura district in [[Switzerland|Switzerland]] who settled there. It was, however, dissolved some years later when the families moved to [[Montbéliard (Doubs, Franche-Comté, France)|Montbéliard]] and the southern Sundgau. | ||
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Gratz, D. L. <em>Bernese Anabaptists</em>. Scottdale, 1953: 86. | Gratz, D. L. <em>Bernese Anabaptists</em>. Scottdale, 1953: 86. | ||
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[[Map:Limoges, Limousin, France|Map:Limoges, Limousin, France]] | [[Map:Limoges, Limousin, France|Map:Limoges, Limousin, France]] | ||
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Limoges, is a city and commune in France (coordinates: 45° 50′ 7.08″ N, 1° 15′ 45″ E), the préfecture of the Haute-Vienne département, and the administrative capital of the Limousin region. It was the seat of a Mennonite congregation known from correspondence of elders from the Jura with Lorenz Friedenreich in Neuwied in 1783-1784 to have been established by four families from the Jura district in Switzerland who settled there. It was, however, dissolved some years later when the families moved to Montbéliard and the southern Sundgau.
Bibliography
Gratz, D. L. Bernese Anabaptists. Scottdale, 1953: 86.
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| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
Cite This Article
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Limoges (Limousin, France)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Limoges_(Limousin,_France)&oldid=109130.
APA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Limoges (Limousin, France). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Limoges_(Limousin,_France)&oldid=109130.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1103. All rights reserved.
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