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Eggiwil (Eggiwyl), a village in the [[Bern (Switzerland)|canton of Bern]], [[Switzerland|Switzerland]], in the 17th century the seat of an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] congregation of 40 members. They were to be put into the prison in Bern and from there sent out of Switzerland. The village community refused to permit this, and had to send 12 of their most well-to-do men as hostages to Bern, to be kept there at the expense of the village until the order from Bern was obeyed. On 16 October 1671 the Reformed pastor of the village was able to report that the Anabaptists had left of their own accord. They probably settled in [[Alsace (France)|Alsace]] or in the [[Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Palatinate]], [[Germany|Germany]]. | Eggiwil (Eggiwyl), a village in the [[Bern (Switzerland)|canton of Bern]], [[Switzerland|Switzerland]], in the 17th century the seat of an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] congregation of 40 members. They were to be put into the prison in Bern and from there sent out of Switzerland. The village community refused to permit this, and had to send 12 of their most well-to-do men as hostages to Bern, to be kept there at the expense of the village until the order from Bern was obeyed. On 16 October 1671 the Reformed pastor of the village was able to report that the Anabaptists had left of their own accord. They probably settled in [[Alsace (France)|Alsace]] or in the [[Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany)|Palatinate]], [[Germany|Germany]]. | ||
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 508. |
Müller, Ernst. <em>Geschichte der Bernischen Täufer</em>. Frauenfeld: Huber, 1895. Reprinted Nieuwkoop : B. de Graaf, 1972: 338 ff. | Müller, Ernst. <em>Geschichte der Bernischen Täufer</em>. Frauenfeld: Huber, 1895. Reprinted Nieuwkoop : B. de Graaf, 1972: 338 ff. | ||
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Eggiwil (Eggiwyl), a village in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, in the 17th century the seat of an Anabaptist congregation of 40 members. They were to be put into the prison in Bern and from there sent out of Switzerland. The village community refused to permit this, and had to send 12 of their most well-to-do men as hostages to Bern, to be kept there at the expense of the village until the order from Bern was obeyed. On 16 October 1671 the Reformed pastor of the village was able to report that the Anabaptists had left of their own accord. They probably settled in Alsace or in the Palatinate, Germany.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 508.
Müller, Ernst. Geschichte der Bernischen Täufer. Frauenfeld: Huber, 1895. Reprinted Nieuwkoop : B. de Graaf, 1972: 338 ff.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Neff, Christian. "Eggiwil (Kanton Bern, Switzerland)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Eggiwil_(Kanton_Bern,_Switzerland)&oldid=144977.
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Neff, Christian. (1956). Eggiwil (Kanton Bern, Switzerland). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Eggiwil_(Kanton_Bern,_Switzerland)&oldid=144977.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 162. All rights reserved.
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