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In the 16th century the territory of Brabant comprised the present Belgian provinces of Brabant and [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]] and the Dutch province of [[North Brabant (Netherlands)|North Brabant]]. Accordingly, a martyr song refers to the city of [[Lier (Antwerp, Belgium)|Lier]], which at present is located in the province of Antwerp, as Lier in Brabant. In the former territory of Brabant not many Mennonites were to be found outside the city of Antwerp, nor were the martyrs as numerous here as in Flanders and [[Netherlands|Holland]]. In the present provinces of Antwerp and Brabant there are no longer any Mennonite congregations. | In the 16th century the territory of Brabant comprised the present Belgian provinces of Brabant and [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]] and the Dutch province of [[North Brabant (Netherlands)|North Brabant]]. Accordingly, a martyr song refers to the city of [[Lier (Antwerp, Belgium)|Lier]], which at present is located in the province of Antwerp, as Lier in Brabant. In the former territory of Brabant not many Mennonites were to be found outside the city of Antwerp, nor were the martyrs as numerous here as in Flanders and [[Netherlands|Holland]]. In the present provinces of Antwerp and Brabant there are no longer any Mennonite congregations. | ||
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| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 252. |
| − | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, p. 399|date=1953|a1_last= | + | {{GAMEO_footer|hp=Vol. 1, p. 399|date=1953|a1_last=Zijpp|a1_first=Nanne van der|a2_last= |a2_first= }} |
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In the 16th century the territory of Brabant comprised the present Belgian provinces of Brabant and Antwerp and the Dutch province of North Brabant. Accordingly, a martyr song refers to the city of Lier, which at present is located in the province of Antwerp, as Lier in Brabant. In the former territory of Brabant not many Mennonites were to be found outside the city of Antwerp, nor were the martyrs as numerous here as in Flanders and Holland. In the present provinces of Antwerp and Brabant there are no longer any Mennonite congregations.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 252.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Brabant (Belgium/Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Brabant_(Belgium/Netherlands)&oldid=144873.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1953). Brabant (Belgium/Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Brabant_(Belgium/Netherlands)&oldid=144873.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 399. All rights reserved.
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