Bommel, Herman van (16th century)
Herman van Bommel (Hermann von Bommeln), formerly court chaplain of the Duke Karel van Gelre, in the Netherlands, joined the Anabaptists, and moved to Polish West Prussia, where he, 28 March 1547, obtained a large territory in the Danzig Werder (lowlands) for colonization of Dutch Anabaptists. He and Hugo Mathiszoon, a weaver from The Hague, were the preachers of the Danzig congregation about 1550.
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1917): 137.
Mennonite Quarterly Review 33 (October 1949): 235.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1953 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Bommel, Herman van (16th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bommel,_Herman_van_(16th_century)&oldid=110554.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1953). Bommel, Herman van (16th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Bommel,_Herman_van_(16th_century)&oldid=110554.
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