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[[File:MM2_345_large.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Burning of Christiaen Langedul, Cornelis Claesz, Mattheus de Vik, and Hans Symonsz, Antwerp, 1567.<br /> | [[File:MM2_345_large.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Burning of Christiaen Langedul, Cornelis Claesz, Mattheus de Vik, and Hans Symonsz, Antwerp, 1567.<br /> | ||
| − | Engraving by [[Luiken, Jan (1649-1712)|Jan Luiken]] in [[Martyrs' Mirror]], v. 2, p. 345 of Dutch edition.<br /> | + | Engraving by [[Luiken, Jan (1649-1712)|Jan Luiken]] Jan Luiken in [[Martyrs' Mirror]], v. 2, p. 345 of Dutch edition.<br /> |
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Cornelis Claesz (Claessens), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, a native of [[Ghent (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Ghent]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], was burned at the stake with three companions, [[Christiaen Janssens (d. 1567)|Christiaen Janssens Langedul]], [[Mattheus de Vik (d. 1567)|Mattheus de Vik]], and [[Hans Symonsz (d. 1567)|Hans Symonsz]], in [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]], 13 September 1567, after terrible torture. By trade he was a shoemaker. From prison he wrote his wife a moving letter, comforting her and encouraging her in the faith. | Cornelis Claesz (Claessens), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, a native of [[Ghent (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Ghent]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], was burned at the stake with three companions, [[Christiaen Janssens (d. 1567)|Christiaen Janssens Langedul]], [[Mattheus de Vik (d. 1567)|Mattheus de Vik]], and [[Hans Symonsz (d. 1567)|Hans Symonsz]], in [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]], 13 September 1567, after terrible torture. By trade he was a shoemaker. From prison he wrote his wife a moving letter, comforting her and encouraging her in the faith. | ||
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Engraving by Jan Luiken Jan Luiken in Martyrs' Mirror, v. 2, p. 345 of Dutch edition.
Source: Rijksmuseum.
Cornelis Claesz (Claessens), an Anabaptist martyr, a native of Ghent, Belgium, was burned at the stake with three companions, Christiaen Janssens Langedul, Mattheus de Vik, and Hans Symonsz, in Antwerp, 13 September 1567, after terrible torture. By trade he was a shoemaker. From prison he wrote his wife a moving letter, comforting her and encouraging her in the faith.
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, 345.
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: 704. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Génard, Petrus. Antwerpsch archievenblad: IX, 459, 461; X, 65; XIV, 46-47, No. 521.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Cornelis Claesz (d. 1567)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cornelis_Claesz_(d._1567)&oldid=141582.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1953). Cornelis Claesz (d. 1567). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cornelis_Claesz_(d._1567)&oldid=141582.
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