Maeyken Jans (d. 1569)
Maeyken (Mayken) Jans, an Anabaptist martyr, the widow of Frans Laureysz, was burned at the stake in Middelburg, Dutch province of Zeeland, in 1569 (probably 2 May). She was a native of Middelburg and about 40 years of age.
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1908): 17.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 390.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1957 |
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