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'']] Komen (Comines) was a town in [[Flanders (Belgium)|Flanders]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], southwest of [[Kortrijk (West-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Kortrijk]] (Courtrai), that is now a part of the municipality of Comines-Warneton (Dutch, <em>Komen-Waasten</em>) in [[Hainaut (Belgium)|Hainaut]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], (coordinates: <span title="Latitude">50° 46′ 0″ N</span>, <span title="Longitude">3° 0′ 0″ E).</span> Mennonites were found here about 1550, and there may have been a congregation here. Guillaume van Robays, a blacksmith, died here as a martyr in 1552. | '']] Komen (Comines) was a town in [[Flanders (Belgium)|Flanders]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], southwest of [[Kortrijk (West-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Kortrijk]] (Courtrai), that is now a part of the municipality of Comines-Warneton (Dutch, <em>Komen-Waasten</em>) in [[Hainaut (Belgium)|Hainaut]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], (coordinates: <span title="Latitude">50° 46′ 0″ N</span>, <span title="Longitude">3° 0′ 0″ E).</span> Mennonites were found here about 1550, and there may have been a congregation here. Guillaume van Robays, a blacksmith, died here as a martyr in 1552. | ||
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Komen (Comines) was a town in Flanders, Belgium, southwest of Kortrijk (Courtrai), that is now a part of the municipality of Comines-Warneton (Dutch, Komen-Waasten) in Hainaut, Belgium, (coordinates: 50° 46′ 0″ N, 3° 0′ 0″ E). Mennonites were found here about 1550, and there may have been a congregation here. Guillaume van Robays, a blacksmith, died here as a martyr in 1552.
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| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Komen (Hainaut, Belgium)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Komen_(Hainaut,_Belgium)&oldid=82833.
APA style
van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1957). Komen (Hainaut, Belgium). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Komen_(Hainaut,_Belgium)&oldid=82833.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 217. All rights reserved.
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