Schneider, Walser (d. 1533)
Walser Schneider, (Walser=Balthasar; Martyrs' Mirror has Wolfert), an Anabaptist martyr, who was executed in 1533 (not 1536 as in Martyrs’ Mirror) at Gufidaun in the Adige Valley of Tyrol, Austria, with Christian Alseider, Valentin (Valtan) Gsäl, Hans Beck, Wölfl of Götzenberg, Hans Maurer, and Peter Kranewetter, on account of his faith.
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Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, 1685: Part II, 38.
Braght, Thieleman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 444. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. IV, 82-83.
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| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 471. All rights reserved.
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