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| − | Georg Steiner (also called Goldschmidt, that is, Goldsmith), a goldsmith of Salzburg, in whose house the local [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]] met in 1527. [[Hut, Hans (d. 1527)|Hans Hut]] | + | Georg Steiner (also called Goldschmidt, that is, Goldsmith), a goldsmith of Salzburg, in whose house the local [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]] met in 1527. [[Hut, Hans (d. 1527)|Hans Hut]] preached here several days and baptized Steiner among others, and lived with Steiner for ten days. Steiner became the treasurer of the congregation. Later Steiner was seized by the authorities of Salzburg. He recanted and was therefore put to death by beheading. His 16-year-old daughter, however, remained steadfast and died as a martyr by drowning. |
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Gess, F. <em>Akten und Briefe zur Kirchenpolitik Herzogs Georgs von Sachsen </em>III (Leipzig, 1917): 811. | Gess, F. <em>Akten und Briefe zur Kirchenpolitik Herzogs Georgs von Sachsen </em>III (Leipzig, 1917): 811. | ||
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Georg Steiner (also called Goldschmidt, that is, Goldsmith), a goldsmith of Salzburg, in whose house the local Anabaptists met in 1527. Hans Hut preached here several days and baptized Steiner among others, and lived with Steiner for ten days. Steiner became the treasurer of the congregation. Later Steiner was seized by the authorities of Salzburg. He recanted and was therefore put to death by beheading. His 16-year-old daughter, however, remained steadfast and died as a martyr by drowning.
Bibliography
Gess, F. Akten und Briefe zur Kirchenpolitik Herzogs Georgs von Sachsen III (Leipzig, 1917): 811.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 184.
Jäkel, J. Geschichte der Wiedertäufer in Oberösterreich (Freistadt, 1889): 57.
Meyer, Chr. "Zur Geschichte der Wiedertäufer in Oberschwaben." Zeitschriftt des Historischen Vereins für Schwaben und Neuburg I (1874): 247 f.
| Author(s) | Christian Hege |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Hege, Christian. "Steiner, Georg (16th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Steiner,_Georg_(16th_century)&oldid=118740.
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Hege, Christian. (1959). Steiner, Georg (16th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Steiner,_Georg_(16th_century)&oldid=118740.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 626. All rights reserved.
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