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| − | Heinz Kraut, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, was a tailor in Esperstedt near Frankenhausen in [[Thuringia (Germany)|Thuringia]], [[Germany|Germany]]. He was baptized by [[Alexander (d. 1533)|Alexander]], the Anabaptist leader of Thuringia, whose position he fell heir to when Alexander was put to death. In 1530 he was seized, purchased his freedom by recanting, but immediately joined them again, becoming a very successful "apostle." He traveled as far as [[Moravia (Czech Republic)|Moravia]] to visit the believers (Jacobs, 440). On 20 November 1535 he was captured in the home of [[Peisker, Hans (d. 1536)|Hans Peisker]], a miller. Peisker, Kraut, and [[Möller, Jobst (d. 1536)|Jobst Möller ]]were given several hearings before [[Cruciger, Kaspar (1504-1548) |Cruciger]] and [[Melanchthon, Philipp (1497-1560)|Melanchthon]] | + | Heinz Kraut, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, was a tailor in Esperstedt near Frankenhausen in [[Thuringia (Germany)|Thuringia]], [[Germany|Germany]]. He was baptized by [[Alexander (d. 1533)|Alexander]], the Anabaptist leader of Thuringia, whose position he fell heir to when Alexander was put to death. In 1530 he was seized, purchased his freedom by recanting, but immediately joined them again, becoming a very successful "apostle." He traveled as far as [[Moravia (Czech Republic)|Moravia]] to visit the believers (Jacobs, 440). On 20 November 1535 he was captured in the home of [[Peisker, Hans (d. 1536)|Hans Peisker]], a miller. Peisker, Kraut, and [[Möller, Jobst (d. 1536)|Jobst Möller ]]were given several hearings before [[Cruciger, Kaspar (1504-1548) |Cruciger]] and [[Melanchthon, Philipp (1497-1560)|Melanchthon]], and were beheaded at [[Jena (Thuringia, Germany)|Jena]] on 26 January 1536. |
See [[Möller, Jobst (d. 1536)|Möller, Jobst]], for extended account | See [[Möller, Jobst (d. 1536)|Möller, Jobst]], for extended account | ||
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Heinz Kraut, an Anabaptist martyr, was a tailor in Esperstedt near Frankenhausen in Thuringia, Germany. He was baptized by Alexander, the Anabaptist leader of Thuringia, whose position he fell heir to when Alexander was put to death. In 1530 he was seized, purchased his freedom by recanting, but immediately joined them again, becoming a very successful "apostle." He traveled as far as Moravia to visit the believers (Jacobs, 440). On 20 November 1535 he was captured in the home of Hans Peisker, a miller. Peisker, Kraut, and Jobst Möller were given several hearings before Cruciger and Melanchthon, and were beheaded at Jena on 26 January 1536.
See Möller, Jobst, for extended account
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 558.
Jacobs, E. "Die Wiedertäufer am Harz." Zeitschrift des Harzvereins 32 (1899): 445 f.
Wappler, Paul. Die Täuferbewegung in Thüringen von 1526-1584. Jena: Gustav Fisher, 1913.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Neff, Christian. "Kraut, Heinz (d. 1536)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 18 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kraut,_Heinz_(d._1536)&oldid=119331.
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Neff, Christian. (1957). Kraut, Heinz (d. 1536). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Kraut,_Heinz_(d._1536)&oldid=119331.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 234. All rights reserved.
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