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| − | Ruardus (Rieuwert) Tapper(t), (1485-1559), a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] priest and professor at the University of Louvain, inquisitor in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] and from 1537 papal head inquisitor. He was active against all kind of "heresy" and also had a hand in many lawsuits against Mennonites. Tapper was narrow minded, dogmatic, and cunning, and was greatly hated and feared by the people. By his sly methods and his ruthlessness he did great harm to the Reformation cause though he did not succeed in extirpating the Protestant and [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] - Mennonite movements. | + | Ruardus (Rieuwert) Tapper(t), (1485-1559), a [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] priest and professor at the University of Louvain, inquisitor in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] and from 1537 papal head inquisitor. He was active against all kind of "heresy" and also had a hand in many lawsuits against Mennonites. Tapper was narrow-minded, dogmatic, and cunning, and was greatly hated and feared by the people. By his sly methods and his ruthlessness he did great harm to the Reformation cause though he did not succeed in extirpating the Protestant and [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]]-Mennonite movements. |
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
Halkin, L. E. <em class="gameo_bibliography">La Reforme en Belgique</em>. Brussels, n.d.-1957: 58, 64. | Halkin, L. E. <em class="gameo_bibliography">La Reforme en Belgique</em>. Brussels, n.d.-1957: 58, 64. | ||
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Ruardus (Rieuwert) Tapper(t), (1485-1559), a Roman Catholic priest and professor at the University of Louvain, inquisitor in the Netherlands and from 1537 papal head inquisitor. He was active against all kind of "heresy" and also had a hand in many lawsuits against Mennonites. Tapper was narrow-minded, dogmatic, and cunning, and was greatly hated and feared by the people. By his sly methods and his ruthlessness he did great harm to the Reformation cause though he did not succeed in extirpating the Protestant and Anabaptist-Mennonite movements.
Bibliography
Halkin, L. E. La Reforme en Belgique. Brussels, n.d.-1957: 58, 64.
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: v. I, No. 380, 394a, 394b.
Molhuysen, P. C. and P. J. Blok. Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek. v. 1-10. Leiden, 1911-1937: v. V, 877-79.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Tapper, Ruardus (1485-1559)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Tapper,_Ruardus_(1485-1559)&oldid=121409.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Tapper, Ruardus (1485-1559). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Tapper,_Ruardus_(1485-1559)&oldid=121409.
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