Dirk Meeuwesz (d. 1571)
Dirk Meeuwesz (Dirck Mieuwesz), an Anabaptist martyr, was burned at the stake at Vlissingen (Flushing), Dutch province of Zeeland, on 8 May 1571, after he had been imprisoned for more than a year. Once he had the opportunity to escape from prison but he did not, because he did not want to get his jailer in trouble. He steadfastly suffered martyrdom.
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Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doops-gesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, …, 1685: Part II, 537
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: 872. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1956 |
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