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Langenfeld, a village in [[Bayern Federal State (Germany)|Bavaria]] (Middle Franconia), [[Germany|Germany]], is located near Scheinfeld, between Würzburg and [[Nürnberg (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Nürnberg]], where the [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] movement found followers in the 16th century just as in the adjacent villages of the Steigerwald (Iphofen, Sulzfeld near Kitzingen, and Diespeck near Neustadt a. A.). Jörg von Passau (also called [[Nespitzer, Georg (16th century)|Nespitzer]]), who was sent out as an evangelist by the Anabaptist synod (see [[Martyrs' Synod|Martyr Synod]]) at [[Augsburg (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Augsburg]] (20 August 1527), worked here as a preacher 1527-1530. According to Jörg, he was not executed in [[Bamberg (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Bamberg]] (ML I, 115), but recanted in Ansbach in the face of an expected death sentence. | Langenfeld, a village in [[Bayern Federal State (Germany)|Bavaria]] (Middle Franconia), [[Germany|Germany]], is located near Scheinfeld, between Würzburg and [[Nürnberg (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Nürnberg]], where the [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] movement found followers in the 16th century just as in the adjacent villages of the Steigerwald (Iphofen, Sulzfeld near Kitzingen, and Diespeck near Neustadt a. A.). Jörg von Passau (also called [[Nespitzer, Georg (16th century)|Nespitzer]]), who was sent out as an evangelist by the Anabaptist synod (see [[Martyrs' Synod|Martyr Synod]]) at [[Augsburg (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Augsburg]] (20 August 1527), worked here as a preacher 1527-1530. According to Jörg, he was not executed in [[Bamberg (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)|Bamberg]] (ML I, 115), but recanted in Ansbach in the face of an expected death sentence. | ||
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− | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 115; II, 617. |
Jörg, J. E. <em>Deutschland in der Revolutionsperiode 1526-1528</em>. Freiburg: 1851. | Jörg, J. E. <em>Deutschland in der Revolutionsperiode 1526-1528</em>. Freiburg: 1851. |
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Langenfeld, a village in Bavaria (Middle Franconia), Germany, is located near Scheinfeld, between Würzburg and Nürnberg, where the Anabaptist movement found followers in the 16th century just as in the adjacent villages of the Steigerwald (Iphofen, Sulzfeld near Kitzingen, and Diespeck near Neustadt a. A.). Jörg von Passau (also called Nespitzer), who was sent out as an evangelist by the Anabaptist synod (see Martyr Synod) at Augsburg (20 August 1527), worked here as a preacher 1527-1530. According to Jörg, he was not executed in Bamberg (ML I, 115), but recanted in Ansbach in the face of an expected death sentence.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 115; II, 617.
Jörg, J. E. Deutschland in der Revolutionsperiode 1526-1528. Freiburg: 1851.
Schornbaum, Karl. Quellen zur Geschichte der Täufer, V. Band (Bayern, II. Abteilung) Gütersloh: C. Bertelsmann, 1951: 112, 197.
Author(s) | Christian Hege |
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Date Published | 1957 |
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Hege, Christian. "Langenfeld (Freistaat Bayern, Germany)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 15 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Langenfeld_(Freistaat_Bayern,_Germany)&oldid=145117.
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Hege, Christian. (1957). Langenfeld (Freistaat Bayern, Germany). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 15 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Langenfeld_(Freistaat_Bayern,_Germany)&oldid=145117.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 289. All rights reserved.
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