Gerrit Janssen Duynherder (d. 1569)
Gerrit (or Gheraert) Janssen Duynherder, an Anabaptist martyr, born at Tongherloo in Brabant, was burned at the stake with Hendrik Alewijns and Hans Marijns on 9 February 1569, on the square at Middelburg in Zeeland after being strangled. He was seized one night at Souburg, not far from Middelburg, and was severely racked on 14 September 1568. He was about 50 years old.
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: II, 389.
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: 742, 758. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1908): 16.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 497.
Pekelharing, K. R. Bijdragen voor de geschiedenis der hervorming in Zeeland 1524-1572. Archives VI of the Zeeuwsch Genootschap. Middelburg: J.C. & W. Altorffer, 1866: 77, 85-86.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
|---|---|
| Nanne van der Zijpp | |
| Date Published | 1956 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Neff, Christian and Nanne van der Zijpp. "Gerrit Janssen Duynherder (d. 1569)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gerrit_Janssen_Duynherder_(d._1569)&oldid=144153.
APA style
Neff, Christian and Nanne van der Zijpp. (1956). Gerrit Janssen Duynherder (d. 1569). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gerrit_Janssen_Duynherder_(d._1569)&oldid=144153.
©1996-2024 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.