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| − | [[File:mm-bk2-p283.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Torture of Joost Joosten, Veere, Zeeland, 1560. <br /> | + | [[File:mm-bk2-p283.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Torture of Joost Joosten, Veere, Zeeland, 1560.<br /> |
| − | Engraving by Jan Luiken in [[Martyrs' Mirror|Martyrs Mirror]], v. 2, p. 283 of Dutch edition. <br /> | + | Engraving by Jan Luiken in [[Martyrs' Mirror|Martyrs Mirror]], v. 2, p. 283 of Dutch edition.<br /> |
| − | + | Source: [https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/RP-P-OB-44.285 Rijksmuseum].'']] | |
Joost (Josse) Joosten was an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr executed at [[Veere (Zeeland, Netherlands)|Veere]], Dutch province of [[Zeeland (Netherlands)|Zeeland]] in December 1560. He was born at [[Goes (Zeeland, Netherlands)|Goes]], same province. A student familiar with Latin, 18 years old, he was seized, cruelly racked, and burned at the stake "on Monday before Christmas" in 1560. At his death he sang the last stanza of a hymn he had composed; it begins, "Och Heere Ghi staet altijt in mijnen sinne" (Lord, Thou art always in my mind). The song is found in a number of old Dutch Mennonite hymn books. The confession of faith he wrote has unfortunately been lost. | Joost (Josse) Joosten was an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr executed at [[Veere (Zeeland, Netherlands)|Veere]], Dutch province of [[Zeeland (Netherlands)|Zeeland]] in December 1560. He was born at [[Goes (Zeeland, Netherlands)|Goes]], same province. A student familiar with Latin, 18 years old, he was seized, cruelly racked, and burned at the stake "on Monday before Christmas" in 1560. At his death he sang the last stanza of a hymn he had composed; it begins, "Och Heere Ghi staet altijt in mijnen sinne" (Lord, Thou art always in my mind). The song is found in a number of old Dutch Mennonite hymn books. The confession of faith he wrote has unfortunately been lost. | ||
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
| − | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em class="gameo_bibliography">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 | + | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em class="gameo_bibliography">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, 282. |
Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em class="gameo_bibliography">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: 651. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]. | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em class="gameo_bibliography">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: 651. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]. | ||
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Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht en Gelderland</em>. Amsterdam: P.N. van Kampen, 1847: v. I, 73. | Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht en Gelderland</em>. Amsterdam: P.N. van Kampen, 1847: v. I, 73. | ||
| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 432. |
Wieder, F. C. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Schriftuurlijke Liedekens.</em> The Hague, 1900: 178, 196. | Wieder, F. C. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Schriftuurlijke Liedekens.</em> The Hague, 1900: 178, 196. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:22, 15 January 2017
Engraving by Jan Luiken in Martyrs Mirror, v. 2, p. 283 of Dutch edition.
Source: Rijksmuseum.
Joost (Josse) Joosten was an Anabaptist martyr executed at Veere, Dutch province of Zeeland in December 1560. He was born at Goes, same province. A student familiar with Latin, 18 years old, he was seized, cruelly racked, and burned at the stake "on Monday before Christmas" in 1560. At his death he sang the last stanza of a hymn he had composed; it begins, "Och Heere Ghi staet altijt in mijnen sinne" (Lord, Thou art always in my mind). The song is found in a number of old Dutch Mennonite hymn books. The confession of faith he wrote has unfortunately been lost.
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, 282.
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: 651. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht en Gelderland. Amsterdam: P.N. van Kampen, 1847: v. I, 73.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 432.
Wieder, F. C. Schriftuurlijke Liedekens. The Hague, 1900: 178, 196.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Neff, Christian. "Joost Joosten (1542-1560)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Joost_Joosten_(1542-1560)&oldid=144190.
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Neff, Christian. (1957). Joost Joosten (1542-1560). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Joost_Joosten_(1542-1560)&oldid=144190.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 120. All rights reserved.
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