Jong, Arnoldus de (1802-1854)
Arnoldus de Jong, a Dutch Mennonite pastor, b. 14 April 1802 at Leeuwarden, d. 22 May 1854 at Dantumawoude, studied at the Amsterdam Mennonite Seminary and served the congregation of Surhuisterveen 1826-1827 and Dantumawoude 1827-1854. He is the author of some poetical works. He was married to Anna Fontein of Harlingen. His son Dirk Fontein de Jong was a promoter of the Frisian dairy industry, having also a keen interest in church matters; in 1896 he was president of the Friese Sociëteit (Mennonite Conference in Friesland). A grandson of Arnoldus de Jong, also called Arnoldus de Jong (1873-November 1946), was a Mennonite minister of the following congregations: Noordhorn 1898-1910, Hindeloopen 1910-1914, and Broek op Langendijk 1914-1938.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1957 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Jong, Arnoldus de (1802-1854)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Jong,_Arnoldus_de_(1802-1854)&oldid=108373.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Jong, Arnoldus de (1802-1854). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Jong,_Arnoldus_de_(1802-1854)&oldid=108373.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 119. All rights reserved.
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