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Hans Wucherer, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr who, after brutal torture, was burned at the stake at Burkhausen, [[Bayern Federal State (Germany)|Bavaria]], in 1537 together with [[Bartel, Hans (d. 1537)|Hans Bartel]], who is also known as Bartel Synbeck, a weaver of [[Kaufbeuren (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Kaufbeuren]]. In prison he wrote a moving letter to his wife, which is reprinted in the [[Hutterite Chronicles|Hutterite Chronicle]], bidding her farewell and admonishing her "to remain true to the brotherhood and to God." | Hans Wucherer, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr who, after brutal torture, was burned at the stake at Burkhausen, [[Bayern Federal State (Germany)|Bavaria]], in 1537 together with [[Bartel, Hans (d. 1537)|Hans Bartel]], who is also known as Bartel Synbeck, a weaver of [[Kaufbeuren (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Kaufbeuren]]. In prison he wrote a moving letter to his wife, which is reprinted in the [[Hutterite Chronicles|Hutterite Chronicle]], bidding her farewell and admonishing her "to remain true to the brotherhood and to God." | ||
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| − | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk</em>. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts | + | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk</em>. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, 1685: II: 41, where the name is Woekeraar. |
Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660.</em> Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 447. Available online at: <span class="link-external">[http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]</span>. | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660.</em> Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 447. Available online at: <span class="link-external">[http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]</span>. | ||
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Hans Wucherer, an Anabaptist martyr who, after brutal torture, was burned at the stake at Burkhausen, Bavaria, in 1537 together with Hans Bartel, who is also known as Bartel Synbeck, a weaver of Kaufbeuren. In prison he wrote a moving letter to his wife, which is reprinted in the Hutterite Chronicle, bidding her farewell and admonishing her "to remain true to the brotherhood and to God."
Bibliography
Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, 1685: II: 41, where the name is Woekeraar.
Braght, Thieleman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 447. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: IV.
Zieglschmid, A. J. F. Die älteste Chronik der Hutterischen Brüder: Ein Sprachdenkmal aus frühneuhochdeutscher Zeit. Ithaca: Cayuga Press, 1943: 185 f.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Neff, Christian. "Wucherer, Hans (d. 1537)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wucherer,_Hans_(d._1537)&oldid=129536.
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Neff, Christian. (1959). Wucherer, Hans (d. 1537). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Wucherer,_Hans_(d._1537)&oldid=129536.
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