Arent van Essen (d. 1570)
Engraving by Jan Luiken in Martyrs <br/> Mirror, v. 2, p. 503 of Dutch edition.
Source: Rijksmuseum.
Arent van Essen, an Anabaptist martyr, an elder and schoolteacher, was captured with his wife Ursula (Ursel), Neeltgen, an old woman, and her daughter Tryntgen, at Maastricht by the bailiffs of Alba, and after the most cruel torture all four were burned at the stake. Arent and Ursel on 10 January 1570, and Neeltgen and Tryntgen on 24 January 1570.
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| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1953 |
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