Schmidt, Mathias (d. 1559)
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| Capture of Hans Smit, Hendrik Adamsz, Hans Bek, Matthijs Smit, Dileman Snijder, and 7 others, Aachen, 1558. Engraving by Jan Luiken in Martyrs Mirror, v. 2, p. 209 of Dutch edition. Scan provided by Mennonite Library and Archives |
Mathias (Matthias) Schmidt, a Hutterite martyr, a preacher and missioner, who was arrested with Hans Schmid (Raiffer) and ten other Anabaptists at Aachen in 1558 and put to death on 4 January 1559, with Tillmann Schneider. Two songs by Matthias Schmidt have been preserved: "Merkt auf, ihr Völker, alle gleich in diesen letzten Zeiten," and "Wacht auf, ihr Streiter, Kämpfer, ihr Kinder Gottes rein."
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