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| − | Singel Mennonite Church, the name popularly given to the meetinghouse of the [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] Mennonite Church, which is located on the Singel Canal, No. 452. In 1608 Harmen Hendriksz van Warendorp had this meetinghouse built for the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish]] congregation; it was enlarged in 1639. It received the name <em>bij't Lam </em>because it was located near a brewery which had a lamb as its gable sign. (See Amsterdam.) | + | {| class="wikitable" style="float: right;" |
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| + | | [[File:Singel452.jpg|225px|thumbnail|center|''Doopsgezinde Kerk (Singelkerk), Amsterdam.<br /> | ||
| + | Photo by Marion Golsteijn.<br /> | ||
| + | Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Singel_452.JPG Wikimedia Commons]''.]] | ||
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| + | [[File:Singel452Interior.jpg|200px|thumbnail|center|''Doopsgezinde Kerk (Singelkerk), Amsterdam.<br /> | ||
| + | Photo by Job van Nes.<br /> | ||
| + | Source: [http://reliwiki.nl/index.php/Bestand:04823_Amsterdam_Doopsgezinde_Kerk_het_Lam._1608_Singel_452_NH._opname_11-09-2005_foto._Job_van_Nes._Zaandam_(6).JPG Reliwiki]''.]] | ||
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| + | Singel Mennonite Church, the name popularly given to the meetinghouse of the [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] Mennonite Church, which is located on the Singel Canal, No. 452. In 1608 [[Warendorp, Harmen Hendriksz van (ca. 1560-1632)|Harmen Hendriksz van Warendorp]] had this meetinghouse built for the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish]] congregation; it was enlarged in 1639. It received the name <em>bij't Lam </em>because it was located near a brewery which had a lamb as its gable sign. (See [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]].) | ||
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Singel Mennonite Church, the name popularly given to the meetinghouse of the Amsterdam Mennonite Church, which is located on the Singel Canal, No. 452. In 1608 Harmen Hendriksz van Warendorp had this meetinghouse built for the Flemish congregation; it was enlarged in 1639. It received the name bij't Lam because it was located near a brewery which had a lamb as its gable sign. (See Amsterdam.)
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Singel Mennonite Church (Amsterdam, Holland)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Singel_Mennonite_Church_(Amsterdam,_Holland)&oldid=125984.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Singel Mennonite Church (Amsterdam, Holland). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Singel_Mennonite_Church_(Amsterdam,_Holland)&oldid=125984.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 531. All rights reserved.
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