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Laurens van Gelder (Lauwereyns Cruwele or Cruele), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, was burned at the stake <em>([[Martyrs' Mirror|<em>Martyrs' Mirror</em>]]</em> says beheaded) on 22 May 1557, at [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], with [[Jeronimus (d. 1557)|Jeronymus]], [[Pieter de Meulenaer (d. 1557)|Pieter de Meulenaer]], Jacob van Yper, and [[Maerten de Wael (d. 1557)|Martin de Wael]]. Their names are found in the song, "Aenhoort Godt, hemelsche Vader" (Hear, O God, heavenly Father), No. 16 of the <em>[[Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een|Lietboecxken van den Offer des Heeren]]. </em>Laurens was a native of [[Kortrijk (West-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Kortrijk]] (Courtrai) in Flanders. His trade is not mentioned. | Laurens van Gelder (Lauwereyns Cruwele or Cruele), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, was burned at the stake <em>([[Martyrs' Mirror|<em>Martyrs' Mirror</em>]]</em> says beheaded) on 22 May 1557, at [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], with [[Jeronimus (d. 1557)|Jeronymus]], [[Pieter de Meulenaer (d. 1557)|Pieter de Meulenaer]], Jacob van Yper, and [[Maerten de Wael (d. 1557)|Martin de Wael]]. Their names are found in the song, "Aenhoort Godt, hemelsche Vader" (Hear, O God, heavenly Father), No. 16 of the <em>[[Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een|Lietboecxken van den Offer des Heeren]]. </em>Laurens was a native of [[Kortrijk (West-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Kortrijk]] (Courtrai) in Flanders. His trade is not mentioned. | ||
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| − | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe</em>. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts | + | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe</em>. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, 1685: II, 185. |
Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660.</em> Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 569. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]. | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660.</em> Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 569. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]. | ||
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Laurens van Gelder (Lauwereyns Cruwele or Cruele), an Anabaptist martyr, was burned at the stake (Martyrs' Mirror says beheaded) on 22 May 1557, at Antwerp, Belgium, with Jeronymus, Pieter de Meulenaer, Jacob van Yper, and Martin de Wael. Their names are found in the song, "Aenhoort Godt, hemelsche Vader" (Hear, O God, heavenly Father), No. 16 of the Lietboecxken van den Offer des Heeren. Laurens was a native of Kortrijk (Courtrai) in Flanders. His trade is not mentioned.
Bibliography
Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, 1685: II, 185.
Braght, Thieleman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 569. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Dit Boec wort genoemt: Het Offer des Herren, om het inhout van sommighe opgheofferde kinderen Godts . . . N.p., 1570: 564.
Génard, P. Antwerpsch archievenblad: VIII, 434, 438; XIV, 22 f., No. 244.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 47.
Wolkan, Rudolf. Die Lieder der Wiedertäufer. Berlin, 1903. Reprinted Nieuwkoop : B. De Graaf, 1965: 63, 72.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Laurens van Gelder (d. 1557)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Laurens_van_Gelder_(d._1557)&oldid=129464.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Laurens van Gelder (d. 1557). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Laurens_van_Gelder_(d._1557)&oldid=129464.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 298. All rights reserved.
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