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Gotthard of Nonnenberg, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, a deacon in the [[Jülich (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Jülich-Berg]], [[Germany|Germany]], Anabaptist group, was beheaded about 1558 with [[Kramer, Peter (d. ca. 1558)|Peter Kramer ]]after a long imprisonment. [[Braght, Tieleman Jansz van (1625-1664)|Van Braght]] relates, "When all saw their boldness, and perceived that they were upright, pious persons, . . . nearly everyone wept; the steward, the judges, deputy, and executioner, as well as the common people." Gotthard and Peter are commemorated in a hymn, "Merckt auff jhr völker überall," found in the German Mennonite hymnal <em>Ein schön gesangbüchlein geistlicher Lieder</em> of about 1580. | Gotthard of Nonnenberg, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, a deacon in the [[Jülich (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Jülich-Berg]], [[Germany|Germany]], Anabaptist group, was beheaded about 1558 with [[Kramer, Peter (d. ca. 1558)|Peter Kramer ]]after a long imprisonment. [[Braght, Tieleman Jansz van (1625-1664)|Van Braght]] relates, "When all saw their boldness, and perceived that they were upright, pious persons, . . . nearly everyone wept; the steward, the judges, deputy, and executioner, as well as the common people." Gotthard and Peter are commemorated in a hymn, "Merckt auff jhr völker überall," found in the German Mennonite hymnal <em>Ein schön gesangbüchlein geistlicher Lieder</em> of about 1580. | ||
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| − | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>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</em>. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts | + | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>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</em>. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, 1685: II, 207. |
Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>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</em>: 590 f. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/ http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]. | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>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</em>: 590 f. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/ http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]. | ||
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Gotthard of Nonnenberg, an Anabaptist martyr, a deacon in the Jülich-Berg, Germany, Anabaptist group, was beheaded about 1558 with Peter Kramer after a long imprisonment. Van Braght relates, "When all saw their boldness, and perceived that they were upright, pious persons, . . . nearly everyone wept; the steward, the judges, deputy, and executioner, as well as the common people." Gotthard and Peter are commemorated in a hymn, "Merckt auff jhr völker überall," found in the German Mennonite hymnal Ein schön gesangbüchlein geistlicher Lieder of about 1580.
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: II, 207.
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: 590 f. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 148.
Wolkan, Rudolf. Die Lieder der Wiedertäufer. Berlin, 1903. Reprinted Nieuwkoop: B. De Graaf, 1965: 101.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Gotthard of Nonnenberg (d. 1558)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gotthard_of_Nonnenberg_(d._1558)&oldid=129295.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1956). Gotthard of Nonnenberg (d. 1558). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gotthard_of_Nonnenberg_(d._1558)&oldid=129295.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, pp. 553-554. All rights reserved.
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