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Maeyken de Hont (Hondt), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, drowned in a tub or wine-cask on 3 April 1560 within the [[Steen (Antwerp, Belgium)|Steen castle]] at [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], with Janneken Eghels ([[Janneken van Aken (d. 1560)|Janneken van Aken]]) and[[Lenaert Plovier (d. 1560)| Lenaert Plovier]]. She was a daughter of Jan de Hont. In the Dutch martyrbooks, where no exact date of the execution is given, she is called Maeyken (Mayken) van Aken. Her name is found in the hymn "Aenhoort, Godt, hemelsche Vader" (Hear, O God, heavenly Father) of the <em>[[Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een|Lietboecxken van den Offer des Heeren]] </em>(hymn No. 16). | Maeyken de Hont (Hondt), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, drowned in a tub or wine-cask on 3 April 1560 within the [[Steen (Antwerp, Belgium)|Steen castle]] at [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], with Janneken Eghels ([[Janneken van Aken (d. 1560)|Janneken van Aken]]) and[[Lenaert Plovier (d. 1560)| Lenaert Plovier]]. She was a daughter of Jan de Hont. In the Dutch martyrbooks, where no exact date of the execution is given, she is called Maeyken (Mayken) van Aken. Her name is found in the hymn "Aenhoort, Godt, hemelsche Vader" (Hear, O God, heavenly Father) of the <em>[[Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een|Lietboecxken van den Offer des Heeren]] </em>(hymn No. 16). | ||
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| − | ''Dit Boec wort genoemt: Het Offer des | + | ''Dit Boec wort genoemt: Het Offer des Heeren, om het inhout van sommighe opgheofferde kinderen Godts . . .'' N.p., 1570: 567f. Available in full electronic text at: http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_off001offe01_01/ |
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, 270. | 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, 270. | ||
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Engraving by Jan Luiken in Martyrs' Mirror, v. 2, p. 271 of Dutch edition.
Source: Rijksmuseum.
Maeyken de Hont (Hondt), an Anabaptist martyr, drowned in a tub or wine-cask on 3 April 1560 within the Steen castle at Antwerp, Belgium, with Janneken Eghels (Janneken van Aken) and Lenaert Plovier. She was a daughter of Jan de Hont. In the Dutch martyrbooks, where no exact date of the execution is given, she is called Maeyken (Mayken) van Aken. Her name is found in the hymn "Aenhoort, Godt, hemelsche Vader" (Hear, O God, heavenly Father) of the Lietboecxken van den Offer des Heeren (hymn No. 16).
Bibliography
Dit Boec wort genoemt: Het Offer des Heeren, om het inhout van sommighe opgheofferde kinderen Godts . . . N.p., 1570: 567f. Available in full electronic text at: http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_off001offe01_01/
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, 270.
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: 641. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Génard, P. Antwerpsch archievenblad: IX, 7, 12; XIV, 28 f., No. 317.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 711.
Plaisier, J. A. en M. Akkermans, samenstelling en redactie. Antwerpens martyrologium: Overzicht van de meeste martelaren in Antwerpen die om hun geloof geëxecuteerd zijn 1522-1585. Middelburg: Stichting de Gehonbron, 2008: 21. Available in full electronic text at: http://www.theologienet.nl/documenten/Antwerpen%20Martyrol%201522-1585.pdf
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Maeyken de Hont (d. 1560)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Maeyken_de_Hont_(d._1560)&oldid=162624.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Maeyken de Hont (d. 1560). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Maeyken_de_Hont_(d._1560)&oldid=162624.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 439. All rights reserved.
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