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Pieter Claesz (Peter Coster), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, who had been a sexton of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] church at [[Zaandam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Zaandam]], moved to [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], joined the Anabaptists there, being baptized by Pieter de Houtzager, and was ordained as a preacher by Bartholomeus, that is, [[Bartel Boeckbinder (d. 1534)|Bartel Boeckbinder]]. During his trial he declared that he had baptized only one person. In March 1534 he was among the Anabaptists who sailed from Amsterdam to Bergklooster in order to go on to [[Münster Anabaptists|Münster]]. He was released, and returned to Amsterdam; but shortly after he was betrayed by a woman and seized; because he had been baptized and was preaching he was condemned to death and beheaded on 25 May 1535. | Pieter Claesz (Peter Coster), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, who had been a sexton of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] church at [[Zaandam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Zaandam]], moved to [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], joined the Anabaptists there, being baptized by Pieter de Houtzager, and was ordained as a preacher by Bartholomeus, that is, [[Bartel Boeckbinder (d. 1534)|Bartel Boeckbinder]]. During his trial he declared that he had baptized only one person. In March 1534 he was among the Anabaptists who sailed from Amsterdam to Bergklooster in order to go on to [[Münster Anabaptists|Münster]]. He was released, and returned to Amsterdam; but shortly after he was betrayed by a woman and seized; because he had been baptized and was preaching he was condemned to death and beheaded on 25 May 1535. | ||
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
| − | Braght, Thieleman J. van. | + | 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, 36. |
| − | Braght, Thieleman J. van. | + | 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: 50. Available online at: <u>[http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]</u>. |
| − | + | ''Doopsgezinde Bijdragen''. (1917): 111, No. 24. | |
| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 603. |
| − | Mellink, Albert F. | + | Mellink, Albert F. ''De Wederdopers in de noordelijke Nederlanden 1531-1544''. Groningen: J.B. Wolters, 1954: 1631. |
| − | + | "Verhooren en Vonissen der Wederdoopers, betrokken bij de aanslagen op Amsterdam in 1534 en 1535", in ''Bijdragen en Mededeelingen van het Historisch Genootschap'' 41 (Amsterdam, 1920): 121 f. Available in full electronic text at http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_bij005192001_01/_bij005192001_01_0005.php. | |
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| + | [[Category:Sixteenth Century Anabaptist Martyrs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:50, 21 April 2017
Pieter Claesz (Peter Coster), an Anabaptist martyr, who had been a sexton of the Catholic church at Zaandam, moved to Amsterdam, joined the Anabaptists there, being baptized by Pieter de Houtzager, and was ordained as a preacher by Bartholomeus, that is, Bartel Boeckbinder. During his trial he declared that he had baptized only one person. In March 1534 he was among the Anabaptists who sailed from Amsterdam to Bergklooster in order to go on to Münster. He was released, and returned to Amsterdam; but shortly after he was betrayed by a woman and seized; because he had been baptized and was preaching he was condemned to death and beheaded on 25 May 1535.
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, 36.
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: 50. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen. (1917): 111, No. 24.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 603.
Mellink, Albert F. De Wederdopers in de noordelijke Nederlanden 1531-1544. Groningen: J.B. Wolters, 1954: 1631.
"Verhooren en Vonissen der Wederdoopers, betrokken bij de aanslagen op Amsterdam in 1534 en 1535", in Bijdragen en Mededeelingen van het Historisch Genootschap 41 (Amsterdam, 1920): 121 f. Available in full electronic text at http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_bij005192001_01/_bij005192001_01_0005.php.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Pieter Claesz (d. 1535)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pieter_Claesz_(d._1535)&oldid=147921.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Pieter Claesz (d. 1535). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pieter_Claesz_(d._1535)&oldid=147921.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 169. All rights reserved.
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