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Christian Liebe was a Mennonite preacher in the [[Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Palatinate]], [[Germany|Germany]], who made a trip to Switzerland in 1714 to visit the brethren there, to comfort them in their persecution, and, if necessary, to baptize. But he was seized and condemned to galley service. A letter he wrote in Palermo with two surviving companions in suffering, dated 16 September 1715, describes their sad situation. His mother in the Palatinate presented a petition to the authorities at [[Bern (Switzerland)|Bern]] for his release. Finally, on 10 January 1716, he was set free and at once returned to his home in the Palatinate. | Christian Liebe was a Mennonite preacher in the [[Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Palatinate]], [[Germany|Germany]], who made a trip to Switzerland in 1714 to visit the brethren there, to comfort them in their persecution, and, if necessary, to baptize. But he was seized and condemned to galley service. A letter he wrote in Palermo with two surviving companions in suffering, dated 16 September 1715, describes their sad situation. His mother in the Palatinate presented a petition to the authorities at [[Bern (Switzerland)|Bern]] for his release. Finally, on 10 January 1716, he was set free and at once returned to his home in the Palatinate. | ||
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
| − | <em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen | + | <em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em> (1908): 121 f. |
| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967:II, 649. |
| − | Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. <em>Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam</em> | + | Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. <em>Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam</em>, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884, I: Nos. 1375, 1377 f. |
Müller, Ernst. <em>Geschichte der Bernischen Täufer</em>. Frauenfeld: Huber, 1895. Reprinted Nieuwkoop : B. de Graaf, 1972: 226 ff. | Müller, Ernst. <em>Geschichte der Bernischen Täufer</em>. Frauenfeld: Huber, 1895. Reprinted Nieuwkoop : B. de Graaf, 1972: 226 ff. | ||
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Christian Liebe was a Mennonite preacher in the Palatinate, Germany, who made a trip to Switzerland in 1714 to visit the brethren there, to comfort them in their persecution, and, if necessary, to baptize. But he was seized and condemned to galley service. A letter he wrote in Palermo with two surviving companions in suffering, dated 16 September 1715, describes their sad situation. His mother in the Palatinate presented a petition to the authorities at Bern for his release. Finally, on 10 January 1716, he was set free and at once returned to his home in the Palatinate.
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1908): 121 f.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967:II, 649.
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884, I: Nos. 1375, 1377 f.
Müller, Ernst. Geschichte der Bernischen Täufer. Frauenfeld: Huber, 1895. Reprinted Nieuwkoop : B. de Graaf, 1972: 226 ff.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Neff, Christian. "Liebe, Christian (17th/18th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Liebe,_Christian_(17th/18th_century)&oldid=146565.
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Neff, Christian. (1957). Liebe, Christian (17th/18th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Liebe,_Christian_(17th/18th_century)&oldid=146565.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, pp. 336-337. All rights reserved.
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