Ursel (d. 1570)
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| Torture of teacher Ursula, Maastricht, 1570. Engraving by Jan Luiken in Martyrs Mirror, v. 2, p. 503 of Dutch edition. Scan provided by Mennonite Library and Archives |
Ursel, an Anabaptist martyr, burned at the stake on 10 January 1570, at Maastricht, Netherlands, together with her husband Arent van Essen. (For particulars, see Tryntgen.)
Bibliography
Bax, W. Het Protestantisme in het Bisdom Luik . . . II. The Hague, 1941: 306-10.
Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doops-gesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, …, 1685: Part I, 502.
Braght, Thieleman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 842 ff. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 789. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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