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Gerrit Dirksz (Gerrit Wevers or Gerrit the Weaver), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, was sentenced to death at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] on 16 January 1553. He was a native of "Raesdorp," probably a town in Münsterland, [[Germany|Germany]], rather than Ransdorp near Amsterdam. He had been (re)baptized and confessed that he had heard [[Gillis van Aken (ca. 1500-1557)|Gillis van Aken]] preach twice. Because he recanted he was not burned at the stake, but beheaded. | Gerrit Dirksz (Gerrit Wevers or Gerrit the Weaver), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, was sentenced to death at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] on 16 January 1553. He was a native of "Raesdorp," probably a town in Münsterland, [[Germany|Germany]], rather than Ransdorp near Amsterdam. He had been (re)baptized and confessed that he had heard [[Gillis van Aken (ca. 1500-1557)|Gillis van Aken]] preach twice. Because he recanted he was not burned at the stake, but beheaded. | ||
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Grosheide, Greta. <em>Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der Anabaptisten in Amsterdam</em>. Hilversum: J. Schipper, Jr., 1938: 162, 309. | Grosheide, Greta. <em>Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der Anabaptisten in Amsterdam</em>. Hilversum: J. Schipper, Jr., 1938: 162, 309. | ||
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Gerrit Dirksz (Gerrit Wevers or Gerrit the Weaver), an Anabaptist martyr, was sentenced to death at Amsterdam on 16 January 1553. He was a native of "Raesdorp," probably a town in Münsterland, Germany, rather than Ransdorp near Amsterdam. He had been (re)baptized and confessed that he had heard Gillis van Aken preach twice. Because he recanted he was not burned at the stake, but beheaded.
Bibliography
Grosheide, Greta. Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der Anabaptisten in Amsterdam. Hilversum: J. Schipper, Jr., 1938: 162, 309.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Gerrit Dirksz (d. 1553)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gerrit_Dirksz_(d._1553)&oldid=87797.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1956). Gerrit Dirksz (d. 1553). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gerrit_Dirksz_(d._1553)&oldid=87797.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 503. All rights reserved.
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