Christian (d. 1552)
Christian (called Christiaen uyt den Eukeraet in Martyrs' Mirror), was an Anabaptist martyr, beheaded with three fellow believers at Blankenburg, Holland (?), in 1552.
Bibliography
Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om ‘t getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, …, 1685: Part II, 132.
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: 526. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1953 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Christian (d. 1552)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 11 Jan 2025. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Christian_(d._1552)&oldid=55624.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1953). Christian (d. 1552). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 11 January 2025, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Christian_(d._1552)&oldid=55624.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 577. All rights reserved.
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