Maeyken Jans (d. 1569)
Maeyken (Mayken) Jans, an Anabaptist martyr, the widow of Frans Laureysz, was burned at the stake in Middelburg, Dutch province of Zeeland, in 1569 (probably 2 May). She was a native of Middelburg and about 40 years of age.
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1908): 17.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: II, 390.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 439. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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