Claesken (d. 1562)
Claesken (Klaesken), wife of Francoys (Frans) de Swarte, born at Meteren, Flanders, an Anabaptist martyr, was put to death on 3 October 1562 at Hondschoote, Flanders, Belgium, with her sister Proentgen, the wife of Karel van de Velde. The two women were drowned secretly in a tub, remaining steadfast in the truth.
Bibliography
Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde 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 II, 298.
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: 662. 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. 1, p. 616. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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