Maeyken Pieters (16th century)
Maeyken Pieters, a Mennonite woman, wife of the martyr Willeboort Cornelisz, was arrested on 19 January 1562, at Ghent, Belgium, and imprisoned in the Gravesteen castle of Ghent. Here she gave birth to a child, which immediately was baptized in a Catholic church. Maeyken, who had been arrested with many other Mennonites, a number of whom were put to death, was released during the riots which arose at Ghent. Later, when the magistrates intended to re-arrest her, she had fled.
Bibliography
Pekelliaring, K. R. "Bijdragen voor de Geschiedenis van de Hervorming in Zeeland, 1524-72." Archief Zeeuwsch Genootschap 6 (1866): 44-46.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 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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