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| − | Van der Leyen was a Mennonite family in Flanders, [[Belgium|Belgium]]. In 1534 Lievin van der Leyen was tried at [[Ghent (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Ghent]] for heresy; in 1551 he was arrested again, this time at Merelbeke near Ghent; though he was convicted of heresy and his property confiscated, he was not executed but released, as was (his brother?) Jan van der Leyen, after both had abjured their heretical opinions. [[David van der Leyen (d. 1554)|David van der Leyen]] of Ghent was burned at the stake there on 14 February 1554. [[Tanneken van der Leyen (d. 1555)|Tanneken van der Leyen]], | + | Van der Leyen was a Mennonite family in Flanders, [[Belgium|Belgium]]. In 1534 Lievin van der Leyen was tried at [[Ghent (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Ghent]] for heresy; in 1551 he was arrested again, this time at Merelbeke near Ghent; though he was convicted of heresy and his property confiscated, he was not executed but released, as was (his brother?) Jan van der Leyen, after both had abjured their heretical opinions. [[David van der Leyen (d. 1554)|David van der Leyen]] of Ghent was burned at the stake there on 14 February 1554. [[Tanneken van der Leyen (d. 1555)|Tanneken van der Leyen]], an unmarried woman of Ghent, was drowned in 1555 and [[Laurens van der Leyen (d. 1559)|Laurens (Laureys) van der Leyen]] was beheaded at [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]] in 1559. Frans ([[Franchois van der Leyen (d. 1558)|Franchoys]]) van der Leyen suffered martyrdom at Ghent in 1558. Tanneken, Laurens, David, and Frans were children of Mennonites. Their father, whose name is not mentioned, is said to have also been a Mennonite who escaped martyrdom because he was seriously ill. |
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Verheyden, A. L. E. <em>Het Gentsche Martyrologium (1530-1595). </em>Brugge: De Tempel, 1946: 21. | Verheyden, A. L. E. <em>Het Gentsche Martyrologium (1530-1595). </em>Brugge: De Tempel, 1946: 21. | ||
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Van der Leyen was a Mennonite family in Flanders, Belgium. In 1534 Lievin van der Leyen was tried at Ghent for heresy; in 1551 he was arrested again, this time at Merelbeke near Ghent; though he was convicted of heresy and his property confiscated, he was not executed but released, as was (his brother?) Jan van der Leyen, after both had abjured their heretical opinions. David van der Leyen of Ghent was burned at the stake there on 14 February 1554. Tanneken van der Leyen, an unmarried woman of Ghent, was drowned in 1555 and Laurens (Laureys) van der Leyen was beheaded at Antwerp in 1559. Frans (Franchoys) van der Leyen suffered martyrdom at Ghent in 1558. Tanneken, Laurens, David, and Frans were children of Mennonites. Their father, whose name is not mentioned, is said to have also been a Mennonite who escaped martyrdom because he was seriously ill.
Bibliography
Verheyden, A. L. E. Het Gentsche Martyrologium (1530-1595). Brugge: De Tempel, 1946: 21.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Leyen, van der, family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 18 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Leyen,_van_der,_family&oldid=118466.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Leyen, van der, family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Leyen,_van_der,_family&oldid=118466.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 331. All rights reserved.
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