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Willem van Leuven (Leuvene), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, burned at the stake on 17 February 1553, at the Vrijdagsmarkt at [[Ghent (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Ghent]], [[Belgium|Belgium]]. ([[Braght, Tieleman Jansz van (1625-1664)|Van Braght]] gives the date as 1554.) Willem, who was a shoemaker or a cobbler, was an outstanding member in the Mennonite congregation of Ghent. His wife, [[Levina (d. 1554)|Levina Ghyselins]], suffered martyrdom at Ghent, 14 February 1554. Their son [[Frans van Leuvene (d. 1573)|Frans van Leuvene]] was executed at Ghent in 1573. Willem van Leuven was the grandfather of Jan Doom, who in the early 17th century was a preacher of the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish Mennonite]] congregation at Haarlem, Holland. | Willem van Leuven (Leuvene), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, burned at the stake on 17 February 1553, at the Vrijdagsmarkt at [[Ghent (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Ghent]], [[Belgium|Belgium]]. ([[Braght, Tieleman Jansz van (1625-1664)|Van Braght]] gives the date as 1554.) Willem, who was a shoemaker or a cobbler, was an outstanding member in the Mennonite congregation of Ghent. His wife, [[Levina (d. 1554)|Levina Ghyselins]], suffered martyrdom at Ghent, 14 February 1554. Their son [[Frans van Leuvene (d. 1573)|Frans van Leuvene]] was executed at Ghent in 1573. Willem van Leuven was the grandfather of Jan Doom, who in the early 17th century was a preacher of the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish Mennonite]] congregation at Haarlem, Holland. | ||
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| − | 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 | + | 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, 160. |
Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>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.</em> Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 549 f. | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>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.</em> Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 549 f. | ||
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<em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen </em>(1899): 67. | <em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen </em>(1899): 67. | ||
| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 643. |
Verheyden, A. L. E. <em>Het Gentsche Martyrologium (1530-1595). </em>Brugge: De Tempel, 1946: 18, No. 36. | Verheyden, A. L. E. <em>Het Gentsche Martyrologium (1530-1595). </em>Brugge: De Tempel, 1946: 18, No. 36. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:36, 16 January 2017
Willem van Leuven (Leuvene), an Anabaptist martyr, burned at the stake on 17 February 1553, at the Vrijdagsmarkt at Ghent, Belgium. (Van Braght gives the date as 1554.) Willem, who was a shoemaker or a cobbler, was an outstanding member in the Mennonite congregation of Ghent. His wife, Levina Ghyselins, suffered martyrdom at Ghent, 14 February 1554. Their son Frans van Leuvene was executed at Ghent in 1573. Willem van Leuven was the grandfather of Jan Doom, who in the early 17th century was a preacher of the Flemish Mennonite congregation at Haarlem, Holland.
Bibliography
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, 160.
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: 549 f.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1899): 67.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 643.
Verheyden, A. L. E. Het Gentsche Martyrologium (1530-1595). Brugge: De Tempel, 1946: 18, No. 36.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Willem van Leuven (d. 1553)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Willem_van_Leuven_(d._1553)&oldid=145787.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Willem van Leuven (d. 1553). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Willem_van_Leuven_(d._1553)&oldid=145787.
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