Polrus, Erhard (d. 1532)

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Polrus (Pulrus, Pilraust), Erhard, an Anabaptist martyr, baptized by George of Staffelstein in Esperstedt, near Frankenhausen in Thuringia, in 1529, was arrested in early January, but released when he recanted. But he almost immediately returned to the Anabaptists, was seized in the middle of 1530 with six fellow believers, and since he again recant­ed was released with the penalty of having his cheeks burned through. Soon, however, he was persuaded by the Anabaptist leader Alexander to re­turn to the brotherhood. He was arrested the third time and executed with two companions in mid-November 1532 at Allstedt.

Bibliography

Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 382.

Wappler, Paul. Die Täuferbewegung in Thüringen von 1526-1584. Jena: Gustav Fisher, 1913: 92-97.


Author(s) Christian Neff
Date Published 1959

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Neff, Christian. "Polrus, Erhard (d. 1532)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Polrus,_Erhard_(d._1532)&oldid=84102.

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Neff, Christian. (1959). Polrus, Erhard (d. 1532). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Polrus,_Erhard_(d._1532)&oldid=84102.




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