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Jan Kanneghieter of [[Coesfeld (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Coesfeld]] in [[Westphalia (Germany)|Westphalia]], [[Germany|Germany]], an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, was beheaded on 1 June 1535 at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], on the charge of being rebaptized and having partaken in the attack on the Amsterdam town hall, 10-11 May 1535. He was tried on 11 and 24 May. Jan admitted that he had been at the place before the town hall when the attack was launched, but he had not joined and had no weapon. Seeing what was taking place, he had left. Jan had been baptized by Obbe de Vriess, i.e., [[Obbe Philips (ca. 1500-1568)|Obbe Philips]] outside the town of [[Dokkum (Friesland, Netherlands)|Dokkum]] in [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]]. Before he came to Amsterdam, he had stayed in [[Groningen (Groningen, Netherlands)|Groningen]]. Severe torture "with rope and rod" on 28 May did not succeed in bringing forth new particulars. He apparently did not approve the use of weapons. | Jan Kanneghieter of [[Coesfeld (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)|Coesfeld]] in [[Westphalia (Germany)|Westphalia]], [[Germany|Germany]], an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, was beheaded on 1 June 1535 at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], on the charge of being rebaptized and having partaken in the attack on the Amsterdam town hall, 10-11 May 1535. He was tried on 11 and 24 May. Jan admitted that he had been at the place before the town hall when the attack was launched, but he had not joined and had no weapon. Seeing what was taking place, he had left. Jan had been baptized by Obbe de Vriess, i.e., [[Obbe Philips (ca. 1500-1568)|Obbe Philips]] outside the town of [[Dokkum (Friesland, Netherlands)|Dokkum]] in [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]]. Before he came to Amsterdam, he had stayed in [[Groningen (Groningen, Netherlands)|Groningen]]. Severe torture "with rope and rod" on 28 May did not succeed in bringing forth new particulars. He apparently did not approve the use of weapons. | ||
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Jan Kanneghieter of Coesfeld in Westphalia, Germany, an Anabaptist martyr, was beheaded on 1 June 1535 at Amsterdam, on the charge of being rebaptized and having partaken in the attack on the Amsterdam town hall, 10-11 May 1535. He was tried on 11 and 24 May. Jan admitted that he had been at the place before the town hall when the attack was launched, but he had not joined and had no weapon. Seeing what was taking place, he had left. Jan had been baptized by Obbe de Vriess, i.e., Obbe Philips outside the town of Dokkum in Friesland. Before he came to Amsterdam, he had stayed in Groningen. Severe torture "with rope and rod" on 28 May did not succeed in bringing forth new particulars. He apparently did not approve the use of weapons.
Bibliography
"Verhooren en Vonissen der Wederdoopers, betrokken bij de aanslagen op Amsterdam in 1534 en 1535." Bijdragen en Mededeelingen van het Historisch Genootschap 41 (1920): 65 f.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Jan Kanneghieter (d. 1535)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Jan_Kanneghieter_(d._1535)&oldid=82557.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1957). Jan Kanneghieter (d. 1535). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Jan_Kanneghieter_(d._1535)&oldid=82557.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 77. All rights reserved.
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