Ameldonck, Thomas (d. 1689)
Thomas Ameldonck was the first preacher of the Mennonite congregation at Nijmegen (Netherlands). He came from Goch to Nijmegen in 1672, and did much for the welfare of the congregation. His son Jan Ameldonck Leeuw was chosen preacher of this congregation in 1690. The Ameldoncks stemmed from the Rhine region. By 1566 an Ameldonck was already an elder in Cologne.
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1874): 26; (1893): 32.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1955 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Ameldonck, Thomas (d. 1689)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 15 Aug 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ameldonck,_Thomas_(d._1689)&oldid=53805.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1955). Ameldonck, Thomas (d. 1689). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 15 August 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ameldonck,_Thomas_(d._1689)&oldid=53805.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 86. All rights reserved.
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