Theunis, Jacob (17th century)
Jacob Theunis (Teunsen) was an elder of the Janjacobsgezinden in the Netherlands. He was ordained at Hoorn on 20 September 1603, by Jan Jacobsz himself. Theunis, who was active until 1618, doing much traveling, baptized 700 persons. He also stayed in Prussia, where he baptized a few persons.
Bibliography
Cate, Steven Blaupot ten. Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Friesland. Leeuwarden: W. Eekhoff, 1839: 164.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1889): 4.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
---|---|
Date Published | 1959 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Theunis, Jacob (17th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Theunis,_Jacob_(17th_century)&oldid=110062.
APA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Theunis, Jacob (17th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Theunis,_Jacob_(17th_century)&oldid=110062.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 709. All rights reserved.
©1996-2024 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.