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Aeltgen (or Alijdt) Gielisdochter (in the<em>[[Martyrs' Mirror| Martyrs Mirror</em>]], Aeltje Gilles), the wife of Jacob Janssen, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr of [[Benschop (Utrecht, Netherlands)|Benschop]], Dutch province of [[Utrecht (Netherlands)|Utrecht]], was executed at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] on 21 May 1535 (<em>Martyrs' Mirror </em>incorrectly says 15 May), along with ten other martyrs, all women. Aeltgenhad been baptized at [[Benschop (Utrecht, Netherlands)|Benschop]] by [[Gerrit van Benschop (d. 1535)|Gherijt Ghijsen]], and was one of the group who had gone from Amsterdam to [[Bergklooster (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Bergklooster]]. She refused to forsake her faith. | Aeltgen (or Alijdt) Gielisdochter (in the<em>[[Martyrs' Mirror| Martyrs Mirror</em>]], Aeltje Gilles), the wife of Jacob Janssen, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr of [[Benschop (Utrecht, Netherlands)|Benschop]], Dutch province of [[Utrecht (Netherlands)|Utrecht]], was executed at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] on 21 May 1535 (<em>Martyrs' Mirror </em>incorrectly says 15 May), along with ten other martyrs, all women. Aeltgenhad been baptized at [[Benschop (Utrecht, Netherlands)|Benschop]] by [[Gerrit van Benschop (d. 1535)|Gherijt Ghijsen]], and was one of the group who had gone from Amsterdam to [[Bergklooster (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Bergklooster]]. She refused to forsake her faith. | ||
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| − | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doops-gesinde 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</em>. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts | + | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doops-gesinde 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</em>. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, 1685: Part II, 413. |
Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em class="gameo_bibliography">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> Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 764. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/contents.htm]. | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em class="gameo_bibliography">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> Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 764. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/contents.htm]. | ||
Revision as of 08:02, 20 December 2014
Aeltgen (or Alijdt) Gielisdochter (in the Martyrs Mirror, Aeltje Gilles), the wife of Jacob Janssen, an Anabaptist martyr of Benschop, Dutch province of Utrecht, was executed at Amsterdam on 21 May 1535 (Martyrs' Mirror incorrectly says 15 May), along with ten other martyrs, all women. Aeltgenhad been baptized at Benschop by Gherijt Ghijsen, and was one of the group who had gone from Amsterdam to Bergklooster. She refused to forsake her faith.
Bibliography
Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doops-gesinde 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: Part II, 413.
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. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 764. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/contents.htm.
Verhooren en Vonissen der Wederdoopers, betrokken bij de aanslagen op Amsterdam in 1534 en 1535, in Bijdragen en Mededeelingen van het Historisch Genootschap, XLI (Amsterdam, 1920): 68, 70.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1955 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Aeltgen Gielisdochter (d. 1535)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Aeltgen_Gielisdochter_(d._1535)&oldid=129628.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1955). Aeltgen Gielisdochter (d. 1535). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Aeltgen_Gielisdochter_(d._1535)&oldid=129628.
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