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| + | Bernd (Bernhard) Krechting, a brother of [[Krechting, Hinrich (1501-1580)|Hinrich Krechting]], was a Catholic priest and educator at the court of the Count of Bentheim, [[Westphalia (Germany)|Westphalia]], [[Germany|Germany]], and later a priest at Gildehaus. Here he began to preach [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] views and consequently had to leave. He proceeded to [[Münster Anabaptists|Münster]] in 1534 and began to take an active part in the establishment of the Anabaptist kingdom, functioning as a minister and member of the council of [[Beukelszoon, Jan (ca. 1509-1536)|Jan van Leyden]]. When the city was conquered by the bishop's troops he was tried, cruelly tortured, and put to death on 22 January 1536 together with Jan van Leyden and [[Knipperdolling, Bernt (ca. 1490-1536)|Bernhard Knipperdolling]]. | ||
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Buhr, Gerhard de. "Der Wiedertäufer Hinrich Krechting und seine Sippe." Manuscript in [http://raven.bethelks.edu/services/mla/ Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College (North Newton, KS]) | Buhr, Gerhard de. "Der Wiedertäufer Hinrich Krechting und seine Sippe." Manuscript in [http://raven.bethelks.edu/services/mla/ Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College (North Newton, KS]) | ||
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Cornelius, C.A. <em>Berichte der Augemeugen uber das Münsterische Wiedertäuferreich. </em>Münster, 1853: 375 ff, 405 ff. | Cornelius, C.A. <em>Berichte der Augemeugen uber das Münsterische Wiedertäuferreich. </em>Münster, 1853: 375 ff, 405 ff. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:25, 23 November 2014
Bernd (Bernhard) Krechting, a brother of Hinrich Krechting, was a Catholic priest and educator at the court of the Count of Bentheim, Westphalia, Germany, and later a priest at Gildehaus. Here he began to preach Anabaptist views and consequently had to leave. He proceeded to Münster in 1534 and began to take an active part in the establishment of the Anabaptist kingdom, functioning as a minister and member of the council of Jan van Leyden. When the city was conquered by the bishop's troops he was tried, cruelly tortured, and put to death on 22 January 1536 together with Jan van Leyden and Bernhard Knipperdolling.
Bibliography
Buhr, Gerhard de. "Der Wiedertäufer Hinrich Krechting und seine Sippe." Manuscript in Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College (North Newton, KS)
Cornelius, C.A. Berichte der Augemeugen uber das Münsterische Wiedertäuferreich. Münster, 1853: 375 ff, 405 ff.
| Author(s) | Cornelius Krahn |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Krahn, Cornelius. "Krechting, Bernd (d. 1536)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Krechting,_Bernd_(d._1536)&oldid=127344.
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Krahn, Cornelius. (1957). Krechting, Bernd (d. 1536). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Krechting,_Bernd_(d._1536)&oldid=127344.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 234. All rights reserved.
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