Melis Jansz (d. 1539)
Melis Jansz, an Anabaptist martyr, beheaded at Leeuwarden, in the Dutch province of Friesland on 11 February 1539 because he had been (re)-baptized and held "heretical opinions concerning the sacrament and the Catholic doctrines."
Bibliography
Reitsma, J. Honderd Jaren uit de geschiedenis der Hervorming en der Hervormde Kerk in Friesland. Leeuwarden: H. Kuipers, 1876: 63.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1957 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Melis Jansz (d. 1539)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 23 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Melis_Jansz_(d._1539)&oldid=89600.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1957). Melis Jansz (d. 1539). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Melis_Jansz_(d._1539)&oldid=89600.
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