Jan Jansz van den Berg (d. 1539)
Jan Jansz van den Berg (Berch) from the territory of Kleve, Germany, an Anabaptist martyr, executed at Amsterdam on 8 July 1539. He had been baptized at Delft, Dutch province of South Holland, in 1538 by Claes "with the crippled hand."
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Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1957 |
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