Hans Jacopsens (d. 1568)
Engraving by Jan Luiken in Martyrs Mirror, v. 2, p. 371 of Dutch edition.
Source: Rijksmuseum.
Hans Jacopsens (Jan Jacobsz), an Anabaptist martyr, son of the martyr Jacob Dirksz, was executed together with his father and his brother Andries (Adriaan) at Antwerp, Belgium, on 17 March 1568. Hans was a native of Utrecht and a tailor by trade.
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Braght, Thieleman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 724. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
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| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
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