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Barbara, "a prophetess" of the [[Strasbourg (Alsace, France)|Strasbourg]] [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]], whose visions and prophecies, chiefly centered around [[Hoffman, Melchior (ca. 1495-1544?) |Melchior Hoffman]], created a considerable stir. Barbara was the wife of Hans Kropf and the sister-in-law of [[Marpeck, Pilgram (d. 1556)|Pilgram Marpeck]]. [[Hulshof, Abraham (1874-1954)|Hulshof]] says of her, "Barbara won a great name for herself among the prophetesses." Frans van Hasebroek of Flanders declared in April 1534 at his trial, that he had gone to her house, "had heard of her in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]], how she performs miracles, therefore he had gone to her." [[Obbe Philips (ca. 1500-1568)|Obbe Philips]], in his confession, mentions some of her prophecies. | Barbara, "a prophetess" of the [[Strasbourg (Alsace, France)|Strasbourg]] [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]], whose visions and prophecies, chiefly centered around [[Hoffman, Melchior (ca. 1495-1544?) |Melchior Hoffman]], created a considerable stir. Barbara was the wife of Hans Kropf and the sister-in-law of [[Marpeck, Pilgram (d. 1556)|Pilgram Marpeck]]. [[Hulshof, Abraham (1874-1954)|Hulshof]] says of her, "Barbara won a great name for herself among the prophetesses." Frans van Hasebroek of Flanders declared in April 1534 at his trial, that he had gone to her house, "had heard of her in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]], how she performs miracles, therefore he had gone to her." [[Obbe Philips (ca. 1500-1568)|Obbe Philips]], in his confession, mentions some of her prophecies. | ||
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em>Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em>Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 124. |
Hulshof, A. <em>Geschiedenis van de Doopsgezinden te Straatsburg van 1525 tot 1557</em>. Amsterdam: J. Clausen, drukker van het Amsterdamsch studentencorps, 1905. | Hulshof, A. <em>Geschiedenis van de Doopsgezinden te Straatsburg van 1525 tot 1557</em>. Amsterdam: J. Clausen, drukker van het Amsterdamsch studentencorps, 1905. | ||
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Barbara, "a prophetess" of the Strasbourg Anabaptists, whose visions and prophecies, chiefly centered around Melchior Hoffman, created a considerable stir. Barbara was the wife of Hans Kropf and the sister-in-law of Pilgram Marpeck. Hulshof says of her, "Barbara won a great name for herself among the prophetesses." Frans van Hasebroek of Flanders declared in April 1534 at his trial, that he had gone to her house, "had heard of her in the Netherlands, how she performs miracles, therefore he had gone to her." Obbe Philips, in his confession, mentions some of her prophecies.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 124.
Hulshof, A. Geschiedenis van de Doopsgezinden te Straatsburg van 1525 tot 1557. Amsterdam: J. Clausen, drukker van het Amsterdamsch studentencorps, 1905.
Krohn, Barthold Nicolaus. Geschichte der fanatischen und enthusiastischen Wiedertäufer vornehmlich in Niederdeutschland: Melchior Hofmann und die Secte der Hofmannianer. Leipzig : Breitkopf, 1758: 273.
Linden, Friederich Otto zur. Melchior Hofmann: ein Prophet der Wiedertäufer. Haarlem: De Erven F. Bohn, 1885: 313;
Zeitschrift für historische Theologie (1860): 100.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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Neff, Christian. "Barbara (16th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Barbara_(16th_century)&oldid=107070.
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Neff, Christian. (1953). Barbara (16th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Barbara_(16th_century)&oldid=107070.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 232. All rights reserved.
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