Digna Pieters (d. 1555)
Digna Pieters, an Anabaptist martyr, a native of Dordrecht, Dutch province of South Holland, was put in a sack and drowned there on 23 November 1555. She was accused of having been rebaptized and attending heretical (Mennonite) meetings.
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| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 61. All rights reserved.
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