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Michiel Willems ([[Braght, Tieleman Jansz van (1625-1664)|van Braght]],[[Martyrs' Mirror|<em>Martyrs Mirror</em>]]: Michiel van Bruyssel, i.e., [[Brussels (Belgium)|Brussels]] in Belgium), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, a silk weaver, who was arrested at [[Ghent (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Ghent]], Belgium, with his wife Barberken ([[Barbele Pieters (d. 1576)|Barbele Pieters]]) in 1576 (not 1573 as stated in the <em>Martyrs' Mirror</em>). They were put to death "after manifold temptations and trials of their faith, . . . not for any evil deed, but only for the obedience of the truth of Jesus Christ." Michiel was burned on 19 July 1576 at the Vrijdagsmarkt and Barberken beheaded in the [[Gravensteen, Het (Ghent, Belgium)|Gravensteen castle]]. | Michiel Willems ([[Braght, Tieleman Jansz van (1625-1664)|van Braght]],[[Martyrs' Mirror|<em>Martyrs Mirror</em>]]: Michiel van Bruyssel, i.e., [[Brussels (Belgium)|Brussels]] in Belgium), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, a silk weaver, who was arrested at [[Ghent (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Ghent]], Belgium, with his wife Barberken ([[Barbele Pieters (d. 1576)|Barbele Pieters]]) in 1576 (not 1573 as stated in the <em>Martyrs' Mirror</em>). They were put to death "after manifold temptations and trials of their faith, . . . not for any evil deed, but only for the obedience of the truth of Jesus Christ." Michiel was burned on 19 July 1576 at the Vrijdagsmarkt and Barberken beheaded in the [[Gravensteen, Het (Ghent, Belgium)|Gravensteen castle]]. | ||
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| − | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doops-gesinde 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 | + | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doops-gesinde 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: Part II, 643. |
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: 965. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]. | 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: 965. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]. | ||
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Michiel Willems (van Braght,Martyrs Mirror: Michiel van Bruyssel, i.e., Brussels in Belgium), an Anabaptist martyr, a silk weaver, who was arrested at Ghent, Belgium, with his wife Barberken (Barbele Pieters) in 1576 (not 1573 as stated in the Martyrs' Mirror). They were put to death "after manifold temptations and trials of their faith, . . . not for any evil deed, but only for the obedience of the truth of Jesus Christ." Michiel was burned on 19 July 1576 at the Vrijdagsmarkt and Barberken beheaded in the Gravensteen castle.
Bibliography
Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doops-gesinde 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: Part II, 643.
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: 965. 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: v. III, 124.
Verheyden, A. L. E. Het Gentsche Martyrologium (1530-1595). Brugge: De Tempel, 1946: 67, No. 242.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Nanne van der Zijpp | |
| Date Published | 1957 |
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Neff, Christian and Nanne van der Zijpp. (1957). Michiel Willems (d. 1576). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Michiel_Willems_(d._1576)&oldid=130011.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, pp. 671-672. All rights reserved.
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