Koenen, Abraham (18th century)
Abraham Koenen, from 1725-ca.1765 a preacher of the Dutch Mennonite congregation of Hazerswoude, was asked to intermediate in the United Flemish, High German, and Frisian congregation of Danzig, West Prussia, where a schism had arisen between its elder Hendrik van Duren (van Dühren) and some of his fellow preachers supported by a large part of the congregation. Koenen stayed in Danzig from September 1740 until May 1741 and succeeded in restoring peace. Called to be elder of the Danzig congregation (November 1740), Koenen refused the call, preferring to return to his home congregation.
Bibliography
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: II Nos. 2657-2659, 2661-2671, 2674; II, 2 No. 812.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1957 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Koenen, Abraham (18th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 6 Sep 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Koenen,_Abraham_(18th_century)&oldid=82805.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1957). Koenen, Abraham (18th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 6 September 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Koenen,_Abraham_(18th_century)&oldid=82805.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 211. All rights reserved.
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