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Thijs-Gerritsvolk (Tijs-Gerritsvolk), a branch of Dutch Mennonites, followers of [[Gerrits, Tijs (d. 1601)|Elder Thijs Gerrits]], who separated from the main [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]] body in 1589 together with [[Jacobsz, Jan (1542-1612)|Elder Jan Jacobsz]]; but in 1599 he left the Jan Jacobsz group. The Thijs-Gerritsvolk were a branch of the strict Frisians (Harde, or Oude Vriezen). This group, which always was rather small, was dissolved soon after the death of its leader (1601). In later times, when the reason of the schism was forgotten, some strict branches of the Dutch Mennonites, like the <em>[[Huiskoopers|Huiskoopers]]</em> or [[Danzig Old Flemish Mennonites|Danzig Old Flemish]] and [[Uckowallists|Ukowallists]] occasionally, though incorrectly, also were called Thijs-Gerritsvolk. | Thijs-Gerritsvolk (Tijs-Gerritsvolk), a branch of Dutch Mennonites, followers of [[Gerrits, Tijs (d. 1601)|Elder Thijs Gerrits]], who separated from the main [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]] body in 1589 together with [[Jacobsz, Jan (1542-1612)|Elder Jan Jacobsz]]; but in 1599 he left the Jan Jacobsz group. The Thijs-Gerritsvolk were a branch of the strict Frisians (Harde, or Oude Vriezen). This group, which always was rather small, was dissolved soon after the death of its leader (1601). In later times, when the reason of the schism was forgotten, some strict branches of the Dutch Mennonites, like the <em>[[Huiskoopers|Huiskoopers]]</em> or [[Danzig Old Flemish Mennonites|Danzig Old Flemish]] and [[Uckowallists|Ukowallists]] occasionally, though incorrectly, also were called Thijs-Gerritsvolk. | ||
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Thijs-Gerritsvolk (Tijs-Gerritsvolk), a branch of Dutch Mennonites, followers of Elder Thijs Gerrits, who separated from the main Frisian body in 1589 together with Elder Jan Jacobsz; but in 1599 he left the Jan Jacobsz group. The Thijs-Gerritsvolk were a branch of the strict Frisians (Harde, or Oude Vriezen). This group, which always was rather small, was dissolved soon after the death of its leader (1601). In later times, when the reason of the schism was forgotten, some strict branches of the Dutch Mennonites, like the Huiskoopers or Danzig Old Flemish and Ukowallists occasionally, though incorrectly, also were called Thijs-Gerritsvolk.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Thijs-Gerritsvolk." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Thijs-Gerritsvolk&oldid=78131.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Thijs-Gerritsvolk. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Thijs-Gerritsvolk&oldid=78131.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 713. All rights reserved.
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