Quirijn Jansz (d. 1569)
Quirijn Jansz (better called Jan Quirijnsz as in the Martyrs’ Mirror and the Mennonitisches Lexikon), an Anabaptist martyr, a boatman, born at Utrecht but a citizen of Amsterdam, was baptized by the Mennonites about 1562. He rejected the attempts of the Catholic priests and the city council to convert him and was therefore sentenced to death. After two questionings on the rack (4 and 5 March) he was burned at the stake at Amsterdam on 12 March 1569. The Martyrs’ Mirror contains a letter written by him.
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| Author(s) | Ernst Crous |
|---|---|
| Nanne van der Zijpp | |
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 238. All rights reserved.
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