Winsum (Groningen, Netherlands)
Winsum, a village in the Dutch province of Groningen (coordinates: 53° 19′ 52.32″ N, 6° 30′ 56.52″ E). Leenaert Bouwens baptized 7 persons here in 1554-56. At this time or soon after a Mennonite congregation may have been founded, which later belonged to the Flemish branch. For further particulars see Obergum, a twin town of Winsum. The congregation was sometimes called Winsum and sometimes Obergum.
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, Nos. 1841, 1843.
Maps
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| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Winsum (Groningen, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 23 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Winsum_(Groningen,_Netherlands)&oldid=126471.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Winsum (Groningen, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Winsum_(Groningen,_Netherlands)&oldid=126471.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 962. All rights reserved.
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