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− | Menaldurn (Menaem), a village in the Dutch province of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], where [[Leenaert Bouwens (1515-1582)|Leenaert Bouwens]] baptized 7 persons in 1563-1565 and 81 in 1568-1582. In the 17th century it was the seat of a Mennonite congregation, belonging to the Jan Jacobsz group. About 1623 the district governor made trouble for the Mennonites here because they did not want to have their marriages performed by the magistrate. A Sierck Annes was even punished by having his furniture confiscated. Later on the congregation was called Old Flemish. The small congregation, of which there is no further information, united with the Jan Jacobsz congregation at neighboring [[Franeker (Friesland, Netherlands)|Franeker]] shortly after 1743. | + | Menaldurn (Menaem), a village in the Dutch province of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], where [[Leenaert Bouwens (1515-1582)|Leenaert Bouwens]] baptized 7 persons in 1563-1565 and 81 in 1568-1582. In the 17th century it was the seat of a Mennonite congregation, belonging to the [[Janjacobsgezinden|Jan Jacobsz group]]. About 1623 the district governor made trouble for the Mennonites here because they did not want to have their marriages performed by the magistrate. A Sierck Annes was even punished by having his furniture confiscated. Later on the congregation was called Old Flemish. The small congregation, of which there is no further information, united with the Jan Jacobsz congregation at neighboring [[Franeker (Friesland, Netherlands)|Franeker]] shortly after 1743. |
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Loosjes, J. "Jan Jacobsz en de Jan-Jacobsgezinden." <em class="gameo_bibliography">Nederlandsch Archief voor Kerkgeschiedenis</em> 11 (1914): 234 f. | Loosjes, J. "Jan Jacobsz en de Jan-Jacobsgezinden." <em class="gameo_bibliography">Nederlandsch Archief voor Kerkgeschiedenis</em> 11 (1914): 234 f. |
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Menaldurn (Menaem), a village in the Dutch province of Friesland, where Leenaert Bouwens baptized 7 persons in 1563-1565 and 81 in 1568-1582. In the 17th century it was the seat of a Mennonite congregation, belonging to the Jan Jacobsz group. About 1623 the district governor made trouble for the Mennonites here because they did not want to have their marriages performed by the magistrate. A Sierck Annes was even punished by having his furniture confiscated. Later on the congregation was called Old Flemish. The small congregation, of which there is no further information, united with the Jan Jacobsz congregation at neighboring Franeker shortly after 1743.
Bibliography
Loosjes, J. "Jan Jacobsz en de Jan-Jacobsgezinden." Nederlandsch Archief voor Kerkgeschiedenis 11 (1914): 234 f.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1957 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Menaldum (Friesland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 23 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Menaldum_(Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=126733.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Menaldum (Friesland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Menaldum_(Friesland,_Netherlands)&oldid=126733.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 572. All rights reserved.
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