Cornelis Claesz (d. 1567)
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| Burning of Christiaen Langedul, Cornelis Claesz, Mattheus de Vik, and Hans Symonsz, Antwerp, 1567 Engraving by Jan Luiken in Martyrs Mirror, v. 2, p. 345 of Dutch edition. Scan provided by Mennonite Library and Archives |
Cornelis Claesz (Claessens), an Anabaptist martyr, a native of Ghent, Belgium, was burned at the stake with three companions, Christiaen Janssens Langedul, Mattheus de Vik, and Hans Symonsz, in Antwerp, 13 September 1567, after terrible torture. By trade he was a shoemaker. From prison he wrote his wife a moving letter, comforting her and encouraging her in the faith.
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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: 704. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
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