Hans van Monster (16th century)
Hans van Monster (of Münster, Westphalia, or from Monster near the Hague?), an Anabaptist martyr, was imprisoned in the castle of Berchem near Antwerp, Belgium, and beheaded there about 1550. Together with him Oude Jacob and Bartel were executed.
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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: 500. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
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| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
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