Suhner, Rudolf (17th century)

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Rudolf Suhner, a young Mennonite, was arrested ca. 1643 and imprisoned in the Oethenbach tower at Zürich, Switzerland. After some time he recanted and was released, but soon deplored his apostasy. As a result of this "backsliding" he was arrested again and died in prison.

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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: 821.

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: 1120. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.


Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1959

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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Suhner, Rudolf (17th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Suhner,_Rudolf_(17th_century)&oldid=96641.

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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Suhner, Rudolf (17th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Suhner,_Rudolf_(17th_century)&oldid=96641.




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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 654. All rights reserved.


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