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Clement Dirksz, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, by trade a weaver in [[Haarlem (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Haarlem]], Dutch province of [[North Holland (Netherlands)|North Holland]], was there burned at the stake on 26 April 1557, with [[Joriaen Simonsz (d. 1557)|Joriaen Simonsz]]. Their martyrdom is sung in three hymns: (l) "Hoort vrienden al hier in dit aertsche dal" (Hear, all ye friends here in this earthly vale), No. 20 of the [[Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een|Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een]]; this song is attributed to [[Bouwen Lubberts (16th century)|Bouwen Lubberts]]; (2) "Hoort toe ghy Christen scharen" (Hearken, ye hosts of Christians), found in [[Nieu Liedenboeck, Een|<em>Een nieu Liedenboeck</em>]] (1562) and included in [[Wackernagel, Philipp (1800-1877)|Wackernagel]], <em>Lieder</em>; (3) "Hoort vrienden al te samen" (Hear ye friends altogether), found in <em>Veelderhande Liedekens</em> (1559). There is also a hymn composed by Clement Dirksz and his fellow sufferer [[Mary Joris (d. 1557)|Mary Joris]], found in [[Veelderhande Liedekens|<em>Veelderhande Liedekens</em>]], which begins "Hoort doch nu al te samen" (Now hear ye, altogether); its last stanza begins: "D'een heet Clement en een hiet Mary." | Clement Dirksz, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, by trade a weaver in [[Haarlem (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Haarlem]], Dutch province of [[North Holland (Netherlands)|North Holland]], was there burned at the stake on 26 April 1557, with [[Joriaen Simonsz (d. 1557)|Joriaen Simonsz]]. Their martyrdom is sung in three hymns: (l) "Hoort vrienden al hier in dit aertsche dal" (Hear, all ye friends here in this earthly vale), No. 20 of the [[Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een|Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een]]; this song is attributed to [[Bouwen Lubberts (16th century)|Bouwen Lubberts]]; (2) "Hoort toe ghy Christen scharen" (Hearken, ye hosts of Christians), found in [[Nieu Liedenboeck, Een|<em>Een nieu Liedenboeck</em>]] (1562) and included in [[Wackernagel, Philipp (1800-1877)|Wackernagel]], <em>Lieder</em>; (3) "Hoort vrienden al te samen" (Hear ye friends altogether), found in <em>Veelderhande Liedekens</em> (1559). There is also a hymn composed by Clement Dirksz and his fellow sufferer [[Mary Joris (d. 1557)|Mary Joris]], found in [[Veelderhande Liedekens|<em>Veelderhande Liedekens</em>]], which begins "Hoort doch nu al te samen" (Now hear ye, altogether); its last stanza begins: "D'een heet Clement en een hiet Mary." | ||
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| − | <em>Dit Boec wort genoemt: Het Offer des | + | <em>Dit Boec wort genoemt: Het Offer des Heeren, om het inhout van sommighe opgheofferde kinderen Godts . . .</em> N.p., 1570: 257, note 1, 586-591. Available in full electronic text at: http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_off001offe01_01/ |
Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde 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, 178. | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde 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, 178. | ||
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Engraving by Jan Luiken in Martyrs' Mirror, v. 2, p. 179 of Dutch edition.
Source: Rijksmuseum.
Clement Dirksz, an Anabaptist martyr, by trade a weaver in Haarlem, Dutch province of North Holland, was there burned at the stake on 26 April 1557, with Joriaen Simonsz. Their martyrdom is sung in three hymns: (l) "Hoort vrienden al hier in dit aertsche dal" (Hear, all ye friends here in this earthly vale), No. 20 of the Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een; this song is attributed to Bouwen Lubberts; (2) "Hoort toe ghy Christen scharen" (Hearken, ye hosts of Christians), found in Een nieu Liedenboeck (1562) and included in Wackernagel, Lieder; (3) "Hoort vrienden al te samen" (Hear ye friends altogether), found in Veelderhande Liedekens (1559). There is also a hymn composed by Clement Dirksz and his fellow sufferer Mary Joris, found in Veelderhande Liedekens, which begins "Hoort doch nu al te samen" (Now hear ye, altogether); its last stanza begins: "D'een heet Clement en een hiet Mary."
Bibliography
Dit Boec wort genoemt: Het Offer des Heeren, om het inhout van sommighe opgheofferde kinderen Godts . . . N.p., 1570: 257, note 1, 586-591. Available in full electronic text at: http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_off001offe01_01/
Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde 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, 178.
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: 563. 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. I, 449.
Wackernagel, Philipp. Lieder der niederlandischen Reformierten aus der Zeit der Verfolgung im 16. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt: Hender & Zimmer, 1867. Reprinted Nieuwkoop: B. de Graaf, 1965: 133.
Wieder, F. C. De Schriftuerlijhe Liedekens. The Hague, 1900: Index, 191.
Wolkan, Rudolf. Geschicht-Buch der Hutterischen Brüder. Macleod, AB, and Vienna, 1923: 63, 71, 78, 80, 84.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
|---|---|
| Nanne van der Zijpp | |
| Date Published | 1953 |
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Neff, Christian and Nanne van der Zijpp. "Clement Dirksz (d. 1557)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Clement_Dirksz_(d._1557)&oldid=162723.
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Neff, Christian and Nanne van der Zijpp. (1953). Clement Dirksz (d. 1557). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Clement_Dirksz_(d._1557)&oldid=162723.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 622. All rights reserved.
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