Tzum (Friesland, Netherlands)
Tzum (Tjum), a village in Friesland, Netherlands (coordinates: 53° 9′ 28″ N, 5° 33′ 52″ E), where Elder Leenaert Bouwens baptized four persons in 1563-65, and another 15 persons ca. 1570. A Mennonite congregation of Tzum is, however, not known; the newly baptized may have joined some neighboring congregations like Blessum or Arum.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 760. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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