Phister, Werner (17th century)
Werner Phister, an Anabaptist martyr, an aged preacher of the brotherhood, who was seized at Wädenswil near Zürich, Switzerland, in 1640 and with his wife and his son's wife put into the Othenbach prison at Zürich. Whereas his wife was released, he and his daughter-in-law were kept in arrest until they died of want and misery. The family name of Phister was later found among the Emmental Mennonites. Here Peter Pfister was chosen as preacher in 1809 and (by lot) elder in 1825.
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Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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Nanne van der Zijpp | |
Date Published | 1959 |
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Neff, Christian and Nanne van der Zijpp. "Phister, Werner (17th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Phister,_Werner_(17th_century)&oldid=146010.
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Neff, Christian and Nanne van der Zijpp. (1959). Phister, Werner (17th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Phister,_Werner_(17th_century)&oldid=146010.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 168. All rights reserved.
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