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Jan Cents (Centsz, Centsen), a Dutch Mennonite of [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], probably a deacon of the church, who with 13 other members of the Frisian and High German congregation at Amsterdam signed the <em>Korte Confessie ofte Belijdenisse des Gheloofs, </em>of 1630 (see [[Confessions, Doctrinal|Confessions]]). Jan Cents signed first; for this reason the confession was named the <em>Jan Cents' Confessie. </em>He may have been the author or planner of this confession. Of Jan Cents nothing further is known. He must have belonged to the well-known [[Centen family|Centen family]] at Amsterdam. | Jan Cents (Centsz, Centsen), a Dutch Mennonite of [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], probably a deacon of the church, who with 13 other members of the Frisian and High German congregation at Amsterdam signed the <em>Korte Confessie ofte Belijdenisse des Gheloofs, </em>of 1630 (see [[Confessions, Doctrinal|Confessions]]). Jan Cents signed first; for this reason the confession was named the <em>Jan Cents' Confessie. </em>He may have been the author or planner of this confession. Of Jan Cents nothing further is known. He must have belonged to the well-known [[Centen family|Centen family]] at Amsterdam. | ||
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Jan Cents (Centsz, Centsen), a Dutch Mennonite of Amsterdam, probably a deacon of the church, who with 13 other members of the Frisian and High German congregation at Amsterdam signed the Korte Confessie ofte Belijdenisse des Gheloofs, of 1630 (see Confessions). Jan Cents signed first; for this reason the confession was named the Jan Cents' Confessie. He may have been the author or planner of this confession. Of Jan Cents nothing further is known. He must have belonged to the well-known Centen family at Amsterdam.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Cents, Jan (17th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cents,_Jan_(17th_century)&oldid=86625.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1953). Cents, Jan (17th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cents,_Jan_(17th_century)&oldid=86625.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 543. All rights reserved.
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