Neeltje Jans (d. 1554)

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Neeltje Jans, an Anabaptist martyr, was drowned at Leiden, Holland, on 13 November 1554. In the sentence she is said to have associated with heretics, obviously Anabaptist groups; she did not believe in the Catholic doctrine of the Mass, and would have been (re)baptized if there had been an opportunity. Neeltje was sentenced to be burned at the stake if she should persist in her heresy. From the fact that she was drowned it may be inferred that she recanted.

Bibliography

Hoog, I. M. J. "Onze Martelaren." Kerkhistorisch Archief 3 (1898): 442 f.


Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1957

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Neeltje Jans (d. 1554)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 21 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Neeltje_Jans_(d._1554)&oldid=128052.

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Neeltje Jans (d. 1554). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 21 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Neeltje_Jans_(d._1554)&oldid=128052.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 819. All rights reserved.


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