Gillis de Graet (d. 1559)
Gillis (de) Graet (Jelis de Groot), a Dutch Anabaptist martyr, was burned at the stake at Kortrijk (Courtrai), Belgium, on 18 February 1559 (Martyrs' Mirror without exact date). He was a native of Lendele, Flanders. After he had been arrested the officers considered transferring him to the Doornik prison, because they were afraid that the populace of Kortrijk would try to liberate him. But the transfer did not take place. Gillis was kept in prison for 13 months. Then he faithfully suffered martyrdom. There were also other Mennonites in the de Graet family. A Jan de Graet of Kortrijk was charged with Anabaptism as early as 1538. Sijntgen de Graet, an old woman, and her son Steven de Graet died for their faith at Ghent, Belgium, in 1564.
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| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1956 |
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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 519. All rights reserved.
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