Lynken Claesdochter (d. 1561)
Lynken (Lijnken) Claesdochter was an Anabaptist martyr, beheaded on 14 August 1561 inside the Gravensteen castle at Ghent, Belgium, with Tanneken Delmeere. Lynken, who was a daughter of Claes Ghijselbrechts, was born at Maren near ’s Hertogenbosch, Dutch province of North Brabant.
Bibliography
Verheyden, A. L. E. Het Gentsche Martyrologium (1530-1595). Brugge: De Tempel, 1946: 27, No. 78.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1957 |
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