Arent Jacobsz (d. 1539)
Arent Jacobsz (called Arnold Jacob in the English Martyrs' Mirror), an Anabaptist martyr of De Rijp in the Dutch province of North Holland, was brought to Monnikendam along with his wife and oldest son, where all three were drowned in 1539. They were thrown from a boat into the sea with heavy stones tied about their necks.
Bibliography
Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doops-gesinde 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, 51.
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: 455. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 86.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1953 |
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