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Peter Ehrenpreis of [[Illingen (Baden-Württemberg, Germany)|Illingen]], [[Württemberg (Germany)|Württemberg]], son of the former Schultheiss Wolf Ehrenpreis, was won for [[Anabaptism|Anabaptism]] ca. 1583, went to [[Moravia (Czech Republic)|Moravia]] when he was baptized, returned, relapsed for a time, then returned to his faith, and finally moved with his family to Moravia in 1596. His unusually fine life and spirit made a powerful impression upon the community. The Illingen pastor Huttenloch reported in 1596 to the Abbot of Maulbronn that "he is held in higher favor by a large part of the community than all the evangelical preachers." "Like all Anabaptists he leads a quiet, honorable, and blameless life." A certain George Augsburger is reported to have said, "If any man is saved, he will be. And I could wish no better heaven than the one Peter will be in." | Peter Ehrenpreis of [[Illingen (Baden-Württemberg, Germany)|Illingen]], [[Württemberg (Germany)|Württemberg]], son of the former Schultheiss Wolf Ehrenpreis, was won for [[Anabaptism|Anabaptism]] ca. 1583, went to [[Moravia (Czech Republic)|Moravia]] when he was baptized, returned, relapsed for a time, then returned to his faith, and finally moved with his family to Moravia in 1596. His unusually fine life and spirit made a powerful impression upon the community. The Illingen pastor Huttenloch reported in 1596 to the Abbot of Maulbronn that "he is held in higher favor by a large part of the community than all the evangelical preachers." "Like all Anabaptists he leads a quiet, honorable, and blameless life." A certain George Augsburger is reported to have said, "If any man is saved, he will be. And I could wish no better heaven than the one Peter will be in." | ||
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Bossert, Gustav. <em>Quellen zur Geschichte der Täufer, I. Band: Herzogtum Württemberg</em>. Quellen und Forschungen zur Reformationsgeschichte XIII. Band. Leipzig: M. Heinsius, 1930: <em>passim.</em> | Bossert, Gustav. <em>Quellen zur Geschichte der Täufer, I. Band: Herzogtum Württemberg</em>. Quellen und Forschungen zur Reformationsgeschichte XIII. Band. Leipzig: M. Heinsius, 1930: <em>passim.</em> | ||
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Peter Ehrenpreis of Illingen, Württemberg, son of the former Schultheiss Wolf Ehrenpreis, was won for Anabaptism ca. 1583, went to Moravia when he was baptized, returned, relapsed for a time, then returned to his faith, and finally moved with his family to Moravia in 1596. His unusually fine life and spirit made a powerful impression upon the community. The Illingen pastor Huttenloch reported in 1596 to the Abbot of Maulbronn that "he is held in higher favor by a large part of the community than all the evangelical preachers." "Like all Anabaptists he leads a quiet, honorable, and blameless life." A certain George Augsburger is reported to have said, "If any man is saved, he will be. And I could wish no better heaven than the one Peter will be in."
Bibliography
Bossert, Gustav. Quellen zur Geschichte der Täufer, I. Band: Herzogtum Württemberg. Quellen und Forschungen zur Reformationsgeschichte XIII. Band. Leipzig: M. Heinsius, 1930: passim.
| Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Bender, Harold S. "Ehrenpreis, Peter (16th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ehrenpreis,_Peter_(16th_century)&oldid=80400.
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Bender, Harold S. (1959). Ehrenpreis, Peter (16th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ehrenpreis,_Peter_(16th_century)&oldid=80400.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1078. All rights reserved.
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