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Maria Ens, daughter of the Dutch Mennonite pastor Hendrik Ens, born 6 February 1882, at [[Gorredijk (Friesland, Netherlands)|Gorredijk]], died August 21, 1936, at [[Deventer (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Deventer]], Holland. She was teacher of German at Deventer, but in the secretaryship of the <em>Vereniging voor Gemeentedagen</em> she found her real lifework. From June 1923 to June 1936 she gave much time and devotion to the stimulation of this spiritual movement with its many activities. In 1932 she initiated conferences for unemployed at the Elspeet Brotherhood Home, which have proved to be of blessing for a large number of men and women. Miss Ens was very active also in lending assistance to the Mennonite emigrants from [[Russia|Russia]] to North and South America, especially in 1931, when she organized a large collection of clothing for the Russian Mennonites, whom she visited repeatedly in their temporary camps at [[Prenzlau (Brandenburg, Germany)|Prenzlau]] and Mölln, Germany. | Maria Ens, daughter of the Dutch Mennonite pastor Hendrik Ens, born 6 February 1882, at [[Gorredijk (Friesland, Netherlands)|Gorredijk]], died August 21, 1936, at [[Deventer (Overijssel, Netherlands)|Deventer]], Holland. She was teacher of German at Deventer, but in the secretaryship of the <em>Vereniging voor Gemeentedagen</em> she found her real lifework. From June 1923 to June 1936 she gave much time and devotion to the stimulation of this spiritual movement with its many activities. In 1932 she initiated conferences for unemployed at the Elspeet Brotherhood Home, which have proved to be of blessing for a large number of men and women. Miss Ens was very active also in lending assistance to the Mennonite emigrants from [[Russia|Russia]] to North and South America, especially in 1931, when she organized a large collection of clothing for the Russian Mennonites, whom she visited repeatedly in their temporary camps at [[Prenzlau (Brandenburg, Germany)|Prenzlau]] and Mölln, Germany. | ||
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<em>Doopsgezind Jaarboekje</em> (1937): 34-38 with portrait. | <em>Doopsgezind Jaarboekje</em> (1937): 34-38 with portrait. | ||
See also <em>Briefen</em>, 1923-36 <em>passim</em>. | See also <em>Briefen</em>, 1923-36 <em>passim</em>. | ||
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Maria Ens, daughter of the Dutch Mennonite pastor Hendrik Ens, born 6 February 1882, at Gorredijk, died August 21, 1936, at Deventer, Holland. She was teacher of German at Deventer, but in the secretaryship of the Vereniging voor Gemeentedagen she found her real lifework. From June 1923 to June 1936 she gave much time and devotion to the stimulation of this spiritual movement with its many activities. In 1932 she initiated conferences for unemployed at the Elspeet Brotherhood Home, which have proved to be of blessing for a large number of men and women. Miss Ens was very active also in lending assistance to the Mennonite emigrants from Russia to North and South America, especially in 1931, when she organized a large collection of clothing for the Russian Mennonites, whom she visited repeatedly in their temporary camps at Prenzlau and Mölln, Germany.
Bibliography
Doopsgezind Jaarboekje (1937): 34-38 with portrait.
See also Briefen, 1923-36 passim.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Ens, Maria (1882-1936)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ens,_Maria_(1882-1936)&oldid=80514.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1956). Ens, Maria (1882-1936). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ens,_Maria_(1882-1936)&oldid=80514.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, pp. 225-226. All rights reserved.
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