Maliapen
Maliapen, an epithet given the Mennonites around Hoorn in West Friesland, Netherlands, "because of their enormous stupidity," according to the statement of the notorious heresy judge W. D. Lindanus in his book, Dubitantius de vera certaque, etc. The term is probably derived from "malle apen" or "japen" (dull monkeys, or stupid fellows).
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1872): 32.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 3.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1957 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Maliapen." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 19 Jan 2026. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Maliapen&oldid=145840.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Maliapen. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 January 2026, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Maliapen&oldid=145840.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 444. All rights reserved.
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