Maeyken Truyens (d. 1577)

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Maeyken Truyens, an Anabaptist martyr, executed at Antwerp, Belgium, on 19 January 1577 because she had been (re) baptized and frequented Mennonite meetings. Particulars about this martyr are lacking. With her Geertruyt Faes and Laureys Janssen suffered martyrdom. They were the last Mennonites to die in Antwerp.

Bibliography

Génard, P. Antwerpsch archievenblad: XIII, 211; XIV, 98 f., No. 1121.


Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1957

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Maeyken Truyens (d. 1577)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Maeyken_Truyens_(d._1577)&oldid=108749.

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Maeyken Truyens (d. 1577). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Maeyken_Truyens_(d._1577)&oldid=108749.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 439. All rights reserved.


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