Hans de Smid (d. 1558)
Hans de Smid was an Anabaptist martyr, executed in November 1558 at the Steen prison at Antwerp, Belgium. His official name was probably Hans Janssens, of Kruiningen (Dutch province of Zeeland). He is celebrated in the song, "Aenhoort Godt, hemelsche Vader" (Hear, O God, heavenly Father), which is! found in <em>Liedtboecxhen vanden Offer des Heeren</em>, No. 16.
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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: 583. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
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Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1956 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Hans de Smid (d. 1558)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 18 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hans_de_Smid_(d._1558)&oldid=81656.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1956). Hans de Smid (d. 1558). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hans_de_Smid_(d._1558)&oldid=81656.
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