Mechtelt Melis (d. 1552)

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Mechtelt Melis, an Anabaptist martyr of Antwerp, Belgium, drowned there in a sack on 23 September 1552. She was born at The Hague, Holland, and was married to Adriaen Wouterssone, who was executed on the same day as his wife by burning at the stake.

Bibliography

Antwerpsch archievenblad (VIII): 420, 422, 424; (XIV): 20 1, No. 219.


Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1957

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Mechtelt Melis (d. 1552)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 12 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mechtelt_Melis_(d._1552)&oldid=130177.

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Mechtelt Melis (d. 1552). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 12 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mechtelt_Melis_(d._1552)&oldid=130177.




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