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Pieter Fontein, born 1708 at Harlingen, Dutch province of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], died 7 August 1788, at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], studied theology at the University of [[Franeker (Friesland, Netherlands)|Franeker]] and the Athenaeum and the Remonstrant seminary in Amsterdam and in 1732 was called as pastor to the United Mennonite Church in Rotterdam. Here he created some trouble in the congregation by his declaration that he did not like the expression <em>weerloose Doopsgezinden</em> (nonresistant Mennonites). From 1739 until 1748 he served the [[Lamist Mennonite Church (Amsterdam, Netherlands)|Lamist congregation in Amsterdam]] and then retired to devote his full time to the study of literature. He was a highly respected scholar in Latin and Greek literature and published a number of books in this field. He bequeathed his extensive library to the Amsterdam church; it forms a part of the theological library which the church maintained for the use of students in the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Theological Seminary (Kweekschool)|Mennonite seminary]]. In addition he bequeathed 4,000 guilders to the library. He was married to Jozina Stol (died 1746). | Pieter Fontein, born 1708 at Harlingen, Dutch province of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], died 7 August 1788, at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], studied theology at the University of [[Franeker (Friesland, Netherlands)|Franeker]] and the Athenaeum and the Remonstrant seminary in Amsterdam and in 1732 was called as pastor to the United Mennonite Church in Rotterdam. Here he created some trouble in the congregation by his declaration that he did not like the expression <em>weerloose Doopsgezinden</em> (nonresistant Mennonites). From 1739 until 1748 he served the [[Lamist Mennonite Church (Amsterdam, Netherlands)|Lamist congregation in Amsterdam]] and then retired to devote his full time to the study of literature. He was a highly respected scholar in Latin and Greek literature and published a number of books in this field. He bequeathed his extensive library to the Amsterdam church; it forms a part of the theological library which the church maintained for the use of students in the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Theological Seminary (Kweekschool)|Mennonite seminary]]. In addition he bequeathed 4,000 guilders to the library. He was married to Jozina Stol (died 1746). | ||
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Pieter Fontein, born 1708 at Harlingen, Dutch province of Friesland, died 7 August 1788, at Amsterdam, studied theology at the University of Franeker and the Athenaeum and the Remonstrant seminary in Amsterdam and in 1732 was called as pastor to the United Mennonite Church in Rotterdam. Here he created some trouble in the congregation by his declaration that he did not like the expression weerloose Doopsgezinden (nonresistant Mennonites). From 1739 until 1748 he served the Lamist congregation in Amsterdam and then retired to devote his full time to the study of literature. He was a highly respected scholar in Latin and Greek literature and published a number of books in this field. He bequeathed his extensive library to the Amsterdam church; it forms a part of the theological library which the church maintained for the use of students in the Mennonite seminary. In addition he bequeathed 4,000 guilders to the library. He was married to Jozina Stol (died 1746).
Bibliography
Doopsgezind Jaarboekje (1840): 113; (1850): 136
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon., 4 v. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 661.
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam. 2 v. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: Nos. 2325-2326; II, No. 616.
Sepp, Chr. Johannes Stinstra en zijn tijd. Amsterdam, 1865-1866: I, 17, 174-76; II, 258.
Visscher, H. and L.A. van Langeraad. Biographisch Woordenboek von Protestantche Godgeleerden in Nederland, The Hague, 1903: III, 94-96
Vos, Karel. De Doopsgez. te Rotterdam. 1907: 30.
| Author(s) | Karel Vos |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Vos, Karel. "Fontein, Pieter (1708-1788)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fontein,_Pieter_(1708-1788)&oldid=80882.
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Vos, Karel. (1956). Fontein, Pieter (1708-1788). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fontein,_Pieter_(1708-1788)&oldid=80882.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, pp. 346-347. All rights reserved.
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