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Sibrant Smit, of whom there is little information, was in the last decades of the 16th century an elder of the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish Mennonites]] together with Hans de Wever (Hans Busschaert), [[Meulen, Jacob Pietersz van der (d. after 1631)|Jacob Pieters van der Meulen]], [[Peter van Coelen (16th century)|Pieter van Coelen]], and others. It is said that Smit took a less strict and more tolerant attitude as to the practice of banning, and was therefore banned by the other Flemish elders. He is also said to have founded a special branch of Mennonites, of which however nothing further is known. Nor is it known where he served. This information is found in V.P., <em>Successio Anabaptistica, </em>printed in 1603 at Cologne, Germany, and reprinted in <em>Bibliotheca Reformatoria Neerlandica </em>VII. (<em>BRN </em>VII, 69.) | Sibrant Smit, of whom there is little information, was in the last decades of the 16th century an elder of the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish Mennonites]] together with Hans de Wever (Hans Busschaert), [[Meulen, Jacob Pietersz van der (d. after 1631)|Jacob Pieters van der Meulen]], [[Peter van Coelen (16th century)|Pieter van Coelen]], and others. It is said that Smit took a less strict and more tolerant attitude as to the practice of banning, and was therefore banned by the other Flemish elders. He is also said to have founded a special branch of Mennonites, of which however nothing further is known. Nor is it known where he served. This information is found in V.P., <em>Successio Anabaptistica, </em>printed in 1603 at Cologne, Germany, and reprinted in <em>Bibliotheca Reformatoria Neerlandica </em>VII. (<em>BRN </em>VII, 69.) | ||
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Sibrant Smit, of whom there is little information, was in the last decades of the 16th century an elder of the Flemish Mennonites together with Hans de Wever (Hans Busschaert), Jacob Pieters van der Meulen, Pieter van Coelen, and others. It is said that Smit took a less strict and more tolerant attitude as to the practice of banning, and was therefore banned by the other Flemish elders. He is also said to have founded a special branch of Mennonites, of which however nothing further is known. Nor is it known where he served. This information is found in V.P., Successio Anabaptistica, printed in 1603 at Cologne, Germany, and reprinted in Bibliotheca Reformatoria Neerlandica VII. (BRN VII, 69.)
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Sibrant Smit (16th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Sibrant_Smit_(16th_century)&oldid=128228.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Sibrant Smit (16th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Sibrant_Smit_(16th_century)&oldid=128228.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 522. All rights reserved.
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