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Peter Gael (Pieter Galen), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] who after having participated in the revolt and the attack on [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] city hall on 10-11 May, 1535, was put to death there in a very cruel way on 14 May 1535. He was typical of revolutionary Anabaptism. His confession contains important information concern­ing the extent and methods of revolutionary Anabaptism in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands (Holland)]]. He revealed that this group wore a white ribbon on an arm and that they would kill all those not wearing such a ribbon. He also stated that [[Jacob van Campen (1505-1535)|Jacob van Campen]], the Anabaptist bishop of Amsterdam, did not agree with their prac­tices and intentions. Peter Gail had been (re) bap­tized by Claes van Limmen, who is said to have been at [[Münster Anabaptists|Münster]] during Peter's trial.
 
Peter Gael (Pieter Galen), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] who after having participated in the revolt and the attack on [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] city hall on 10-11 May, 1535, was put to death there in a very cruel way on 14 May 1535. He was typical of revolutionary Anabaptism. His confession contains important information concern­ing the extent and methods of revolutionary Anabaptism in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands (Holland)]]. He revealed that this group wore a white ribbon on an arm and that they would kill all those not wearing such a ribbon. He also stated that [[Jacob van Campen (1505-1535)|Jacob van Campen]], the Anabaptist bishop of Amsterdam, did not agree with their prac­tices and intentions. Peter Gail had been (re) bap­tized by Claes van Limmen, who is said to have been at [[Münster Anabaptists|Münster]] during Peter's trial.
 
 
 
= Bibliography =
 
= Bibliography =
 
Mellink, Albert F.<em> De Wederdopers in de noordelijke Nederlanden 1531-1544</em>. Groningen: J.B. Wolters, 1954,  <em>passim, </em>see Index.
 
Mellink, Albert F.<em> De Wederdopers in de noordelijke Nederlanden 1531-1544</em>. Groningen: J.B. Wolters, 1954,  <em>passim, </em>see Index.
  
 
<em>Verhooren en Vonissen der Wederdoopers, betrokken bij de aanslagen op Amsterdam in 1534 en 1535</em>, in <em>Bijdragen en Mededeelingen van het Historisch Genootschap</em>, vol. XLI. Amsterdam, 1920: 59-64.
 
<em>Verhooren en Vonissen der Wederdoopers, betrokken bij de aanslagen op Amsterdam in 1534 en 1535</em>, in <em>Bijdragen en Mededeelingen van het Historisch Genootschap</em>, vol. XLI. Amsterdam, 1920: 59-64.
 
 
 
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Peter Gael (Pieter Galen), an Anabaptist who after having participated in the revolt and the attack on Amsterdam city hall on 10-11 May, 1535, was put to death there in a very cruel way on 14 May 1535. He was typical of revolutionary Anabaptism. His confession contains important information concern­ing the extent and methods of revolutionary Anabaptism in the Netherlands (Holland). He revealed that this group wore a white ribbon on an arm and that they would kill all those not wearing such a ribbon. He also stated that Jacob van Campen, the Anabaptist bishop of Amsterdam, did not agree with their prac­tices and intentions. Peter Gail had been (re) bap­tized by Claes van Limmen, who is said to have been at Münster during Peter's trial.

Bibliography

Mellink, Albert F. De Wederdopers in de noordelijke Nederlanden 1531-1544. Groningen: J.B. Wolters, 1954,  passim, see Index.

Verhooren en Vonissen der Wederdoopers, betrokken bij de aanslagen op Amsterdam in 1534 en 1535, in Bijdragen en Mededeelingen van het Historisch Genootschap, vol. XLI. Amsterdam, 1920: 59-64.


Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1959

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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Peter Gael (d. 1535)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 1 Jun 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Peter_Gael_(d._1535)&oldid=83812.

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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Peter Gael (d. 1535). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 1 June 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Peter_Gael_(d._1535)&oldid=83812.




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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 150. All rights reserved.


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