Mattheus Pottebacker (d. 1559)
Engraving by Jan Luiken in Martyrs Mirror, v. 2, p. 263 of Dutch edition.
Source: Rijksmuseum.
Mattheus Pottebacker (Mattheus de Smidt or Smet), an Anabaptist martyr, beheaded with two other martyrs on 9 (or 4) November 1559 in the Steen castle at Antwerp, Belgium. Mattheus had been (re)-baptized by Gillis van Aken. His name is found in the hymn "Aenhoort Godt, hemelsche Vader" (Hear, O God, heavenly Father), found in the Dutch hymnals Nieu Liedenboeck of 1562 and Lietboecxken van den Offer des Heeren (No. 16) of 1563.
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| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1957 |
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