Steven de Graet (d. 1564)

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Steven de Graet, whose real name was Steven Segaert, an Anabaptist martyr, a native of Kortrijk was executed by burning at the stake at Ghent, Belgium, on 7 April 1564, together with his mother Jozyne Steeghers, the widow of Cornelis Segaer(t), commonly called Sijntgen. Particulars are lacking. Both remained steadfast. Their names are found in the martyr hymn "Als men schreef duyst vijfhondert, ende twee en tsestich mede," found in the Lietboecken (see also Graet, de).

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Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1959

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Steven de Graet (d. 1564)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Steven_de_Graet_(d._1564)&oldid=117863.

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Steven de Graet (d. 1564). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Steven_de_Graet_(d._1564)&oldid=117863.



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