Arnoudt Jaeghere (d. 1535)
Arnoudt (Arent) Jaeghere (or Jachere), an Anabaptist martyr, was one of the first to suffer death by martyrdom on behalf of his faith at Ghent, Flanders. Arnoudt, concerning whom further details are lacking, was beheaded in front of the Gravensteen on 19 July 1535.
Bibliography
Verheyden, A. L. E. Het Gentsche Martyrologium (1530-1595). Brugge: De Tempel, 1946: 2, No. 3.
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