Laurentie Jans (d. 1538)
Laurentie Jans, wife of Wouter Heyne, was an Anabaptist martyr. She was born at Gapinge, in the Dutch province of Zeeland, and was burned at the stake on 24 Aug 1538 at Bruges, Belgium. Further particulars are not known except that she had been (re) baptized in 1536.
Bibliography
Verheyden, A. L. E. Het Brugsche Martyrologium (12 October 1527-7 Augustus 1573). Brussels, [1944]: 33, No. 9.) Available in full electronic text at: http://www.theologienet.nl/documenten/Verheyden%20Brugse%20Martyrologium.pdf.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1957 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Laurentie Jans (d. 1538)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 8 Mar 2025. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Laurentie_Jans_(d._1538)&oldid=148819.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Laurentie Jans (d. 1538). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 8 March 2025, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Laurentie_Jans_(d._1538)&oldid=148819.
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