Leeuwe, Claes van (d. 1549)
Claes van Leeuwe (Leeuwen) was a rector of the Latin school at Zutphen, Dutch province of Gelderland, where he died in 1549. When it became known that he had been a Mennonite, having been baptized upon his faith, his corpse was exhumed and buried in unconsecrated earth. His wife Cornelia died as a martyr.
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1881):42, note 1.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
---|---|
Date Published | 1957 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Leeuwe, Claes van (d. 1549)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 14 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Leeuwe,_Claes_van_(d._1549)&oldid=108581.
APA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Leeuwe, Claes van (d. 1549). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Leeuwe,_Claes_van_(d._1549)&oldid=108581.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 311. All rights reserved.
©1996-2024 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.