Lysbeth Smeets (d. 1535)
Lysbeth Smeets, an Anabaptist martyr, was drowned on 16 March 1535, in the Scheldt River at Antwerp. Her husband Mattheus Sauvaige had been put to death as an Anabaptist on 3 March of the same year. Particulars are lacking. Mattheus and Lysbeth are among the first Anabaptist martyrs of Antwerp.
Bibliography
Génard, P. Antwerpsch archievenblad: VII, 319; XIV, 12 f., No.139.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1957 |
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