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| − | Petrus van Loon, born ca. | + | Petrus van Loon, born ca. 1690 at [[Gouda (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Gouda]], died 28 October 1754, at Veenendaal, a son of [[Loon, Abraham van (1656-1725)|Abraham van Loon]], was a Mennonite preacher at Veenendaal (or Rijnsche Veen) in the Dutch province of [[Utrecht (Netherlands)|Utrecht]], [[Netherlands|Holland]], from 1719 until his death, having previously served the congregation at [[Schiedam (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Schiedam]]. He had at the same time assumed the care of a settlement of Mennonites who had left [[East Prussia|East Prussia]] because they had been deprived of their nonresistant privilege. With aid from the Dutch Mennonites 45 persons arrived in [[Wageningen (Gelderland, Netherlands)|Wageningen]] at Christmas 1732. His son Isaacus van Loon, who studied at the [[Amsterdam Mennonite Theological Seminary (Kweekschool)|Amsterdam Mennonite Seminary]] 1742-1748, was appointed assistant to his father. Jacobus van Loon, another son of Petrus, served from 1755 for some years as preacher of the Mennonite congregation of [[Middelharnis (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Middelharnis]]. |
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<em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em><em> </em>(1905): 124 f., 149 f.; (1906):, 96; 98, 103 f<em>., </em>108; (1909): 161. | <em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em><em> </em>(1905): 124 f., 149 f.; (1906):, 96; 98, 103 f<em>., </em>108; (1909): 161. | ||
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Petrus van Loon, born ca. 1690 at Gouda, died 28 October 1754, at Veenendaal, a son of Abraham van Loon, was a Mennonite preacher at Veenendaal (or Rijnsche Veen) in the Dutch province of Utrecht, Holland, from 1719 until his death, having previously served the congregation at Schiedam. He had at the same time assumed the care of a settlement of Mennonites who had left East Prussia because they had been deprived of their nonresistant privilege. With aid from the Dutch Mennonites 45 persons arrived in Wageningen at Christmas 1732. His son Isaacus van Loon, who studied at the Amsterdam Mennonite Seminary 1742-1748, was appointed assistant to his father. Jacobus van Loon, another son of Petrus, served from 1755 for some years as preacher of the Mennonite congregation of Middelharnis.
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1905): 124 f., 149 f.; (1906):, 96; 98, 103 f., 108; (1909): 161.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: II, 687.
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: I, Nos. 1953, 1961, 1964, 1971, 1975, 1982, 1984; II, Nos. 2321-2336.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Loon, Petrus van (1690-1754)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Loon,_Petrus_van_(1690-1754)&oldid=117818.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Loon, Petrus van (1690-1754). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Loon,_Petrus_van_(1690-1754)&oldid=117818.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 390. All rights reserved.
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