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| − | Delfshaven was a town in the Dutch province of South Holland, since the beginning of the 20th century a part of Rotterdam. During the rise of [[Anabaptism|Anabaptism]] this movement had many adherents here. In 1550 the Anabaptists Quirijn and his brother [[Huig, Jorisz (d. 1550)|Huig Jorisz]] of Delfshaven were beheaded at [[Delft (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Delft]]. [[Leenaert Bouwens (1515-1582)|Leenaert Bouwens]]<strong> </strong>baptized 43 persons here between 1551 and 1565. Later there was a Mennonite congregation, probably very small, which met in a private house and of whose history little is known. The congregation, which it is thought belonged to the strict wing of [[Flemish Mennonites|Old Flemish Mennonites]], united with that in nearby Rotterdam, ca. | + | Delfshaven was a town in the Dutch province of South Holland, since the beginning of the 20th century a part of Rotterdam. During the rise of [[Anabaptism|Anabaptism]] this movement had many adherents here. In 1550 the Anabaptists Quirijn and his brother [[Huig, Jorisz (d. 1550)|Huig Jorisz]] of Delfshaven were beheaded at [[Delft (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Delft]]. [[Leenaert Bouwens (1515-1582)|Leenaert Bouwens]]<strong> </strong>baptized 43 persons here between 1551 and 1565. Later there was a Mennonite congregation, probably very small, which met in a private house and of whose history little is known. The congregation, which it is thought belonged to the strict wing of [[Flemish Mennonites|Old Flemish Mennonites]], united with that in nearby Rotterdam, ca. 1730. |
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Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. <em>Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam</em>, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: I, 80; II, 2, 449-450. | Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. <em>Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam</em>, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: I, 80; II, 2, 449-450. | ||
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Delfshaven was a town in the Dutch province of South Holland, since the beginning of the 20th century a part of Rotterdam. During the rise of Anabaptism this movement had many adherents here. In 1550 the Anabaptists Quirijn and his brother Huig Jorisz of Delfshaven were beheaded at Delft. Leenaert Bouwens baptized 43 persons here between 1551 and 1565. Later there was a Mennonite congregation, probably very small, which met in a private house and of whose history little is known. The congregation, which it is thought belonged to the strict wing of Old Flemish Mennonites, united with that in nearby Rotterdam, ca. 1730.
Bibliography
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: I, 80; II, 2, 449-450.
Vos, Karel. Kerkelijk leven van Rotterdam. Gemeente te Rotterdam. Rotterdam: W. Nevens, 1906-1907: 41.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Delfshaven (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Delfshaven_(Zuid-Holland,_Netherlands)&oldid=117703.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1956). Delfshaven (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Delfshaven_(Zuid-Holland,_Netherlands)&oldid=117703.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 30. All rights reserved.
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