Fenneken (d. 1535)
Fenneken, a Dutch Anabaptist martyr, wife of the revolutionary leader Jan van Geelen, was drowned in the IJssel River at Deventer, province of Overijssel, on 17 April 1535 (not 6 February as is stated in Doopsgezinde Bijdragen 1917, 114). She had been baptized by Jacob van Antwerpen and remained in Deventer, while her husband went to Münster.
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1917): 114; (1919): 10-11.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1956 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Fenneken (d. 1535)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 16 Feb 2025. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fenneken_(d._1535)&oldid=130319.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1956). Fenneken (d. 1535). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 February 2025, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Fenneken_(d._1535)&oldid=130319.
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