Claesken (d. 1562)

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Claesken (Klaesken), wife of Francoys (Frans) de Swarte, born at Meteren, Flanders, an Anabaptist martyr, was put to death on 3 October 1562 at Hondschoote, Flanders, Belgium, with her sister Proentgen, the wife of Karel van de Velde. The two women were drowned secretly in a tub, remaining steadfast in the truth.

Bibliography

Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om ‘t getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, 1685: Part II, 298.

Braght, Thieleman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs’ Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour… to the Year A.D. 1660. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 662. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.


Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1953

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Claesken (d. 1562)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Claesken_(d._1562)&oldid=130333.

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1953). Claesken (d. 1562). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Claesken_(d._1562)&oldid=130333.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 616. All rights reserved.


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