Claassen, Jacob (17th century)
Jacob Claassen (Claesen) was an elder of the Janjacobsgezinden, a former branch of the Dutch Mennonites. He was ordained in 1612 and baptized 792 persons.
Bibliography
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: II, 2, no. 9a.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Claassen, Jacob (17th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Claassen,_Jacob_(17th_century)&oldid=109090.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Claassen, Jacob (17th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Claassen,_Jacob_(17th_century)&oldid=109090.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 1073. All rights reserved.
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