Jost, Lienhard (16th century)
Lienhard Jost of Illkirch, an Anabaptist of Strasbourg, was a follower of Melchior Hoffman. He proclaimed himself a prophet; his first wife, Ursula, was also a prophetess in the group. Their history had not yet been uncovered in the 1950s.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: II, 436.
Hulshof, A. Geschiedenis van de Doopsgezinden te Straatsburgvan 1525-1557. Amsterdam, 1905: 173, 199, note 204.
Zur Linden, Friedrich Otto. Melchior Hofmann, ein Prophet der Wiedertaufer: mit neun Beilagen. Haarlem : De Erven F. Bohn, 1885: 310 ff.
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