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Cunerus Petri from [[Brouwershaven (Zeeland, Netherlands)|Brouwershaven]], Dutch province of [[Zeeland (Netherlands)|Zeeland]], was a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] priest of Saint Peter's Church at Louvain, [[Belgium|Belgium]], and in 1570-1578 a bishop at [[Leeuwarden (Friesland, Netherlands)|Leeuwarden]], Friesland. He died in 1580 at Cologne, [[Germany|Germany]]. He published <em>Den Schilt teghen die Wederdoopers . . . bysonder die Mennonisten </em>(Leuven, 1568). This very prejudiced writing contains no important information, but on the contrary many great errors. For example, [[Menno Simons (1496-1561)|Menno Simons]] is said to have been a schoolteacher. As bishop in Leeuwarden he persistently persecuted the Mennonites; [[Reytse Aysesz (d. 1574)|Reytse Aysesz]], executed in 1574, was a victim of his fanaticism. | Cunerus Petri from [[Brouwershaven (Zeeland, Netherlands)|Brouwershaven]], Dutch province of [[Zeeland (Netherlands)|Zeeland]], was a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] priest of Saint Peter's Church at Louvain, [[Belgium|Belgium]], and in 1570-1578 a bishop at [[Leeuwarden (Friesland, Netherlands)|Leeuwarden]], Friesland. He died in 1580 at Cologne, [[Germany|Germany]]. He published <em>Den Schilt teghen die Wederdoopers . . . bysonder die Mennonisten </em>(Leuven, 1568). This very prejudiced writing contains no important information, but on the contrary many great errors. For example, [[Menno Simons (1496-1561)|Menno Simons]] is said to have been a schoolteacher. As bishop in Leeuwarden he persistently persecuted the Mennonites; [[Reytse Aysesz (d. 1574)|Reytse Aysesz]], executed in 1574, was a victim of his fanaticism. | ||
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| − | Reitsma, J. <em>Honderd jaren uit de Geschiedenis der | + | Reitsma, J. <em>Honderd jaren uit de Geschiedenis der Hervorming . . . in Friesland. </em>Leeuwarden, 1876: 152-70, 178. |
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Cunerus Petri from Brouwershaven, Dutch province of Zeeland, was a Catholic priest of Saint Peter's Church at Louvain, Belgium, and in 1570-1578 a bishop at Leeuwarden, Friesland. He died in 1580 at Cologne, Germany. He published Den Schilt teghen die Wederdoopers . . . bysonder die Mennonisten (Leuven, 1568). This very prejudiced writing contains no important information, but on the contrary many great errors. For example, Menno Simons is said to have been a schoolteacher. As bishop in Leeuwarden he persistently persecuted the Mennonites; Reytse Aysesz, executed in 1574, was a victim of his fanaticism.
Bibliography
Reitsma, J. Honderd jaren uit de Geschiedenis der Hervorming . . . in Friesland. Leeuwarden, 1876: 152-70, 178.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Petri, Cunerus (d. 1580)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Petri,_Cunerus_(d._1580)&oldid=121214.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Petri, Cunerus (d. 1580). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Petri,_Cunerus_(d._1580)&oldid=121214.
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