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| − | + | Menno Simons Kerkje is a former meetinghouse in [[Witmarsum (Friesland, Netherlands)|Witmarsum]], Dutch province of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], where [[Menno Simons (1496-1561)|Menno]] was supposed to have preached his first sermons after leaving the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] in 1536. It stood here for 50 years, about two miles from the village. In 1878 it was torn down because it was too small and old, and the [[Menno Monument (Witmarsum, Friesland, Netherlands)|Menno monument]] was erected on its site. The Mennonites of Witmarsum built a new and spacious church in the village. H. Thepass made engravings of both the interior and the exterior of the Menno Church, which were edited by M. Stoffels at [[Zaandam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Zaandam]]. | |
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">Doopsgezinde Bijdragen.</em> (1880): 164. | <em class="gameo_bibliography">Doopsgezinde Bijdragen.</em> (1880): 164. | ||
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<em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitische Blätter</em> (1902): 49, shows a picture of the old church. | <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitische Blätter</em> (1902): 49, shows a picture of the old church. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:26, 15 January 2017
Menno Simons Kerkje is a former meetinghouse in Witmarsum, Dutch province of Friesland, where Menno was supposed to have preached his first sermons after leaving the Catholic Church in 1536. It stood here for 50 years, about two miles from the village. In 1878 it was torn down because it was too small and old, and the Menno monument was erected on its site. The Mennonites of Witmarsum built a new and spacious church in the village. H. Thepass made engravings of both the interior and the exterior of the Menno Church, which were edited by M. Stoffels at Zaandam.
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen. (1880): 164.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 95.
Mennonitische Blätter (1902): 49, shows a picture of the old church.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Neff, Christian. "Menno Simons Kerkje (Witmarsum, Friesland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Menno_Simons_Kerkje_(Witmarsum,_Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=144385.
APA style
Neff, Christian. (1957). Menno Simons Kerkje (Witmarsum, Friesland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Menno_Simons_Kerkje_(Witmarsum,_Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=144385.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 584. All rights reserved.
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