Cornelis Claissone (d. 1553)
Cornelis (Cornille) Claissone, an Anabaptist martyr of Leiden, Holland, was burned at the stake at Ghent, Belgium, on 17 February 1553, because he had baptized a number of persons at Ghent and elsewhere.
Bibliography
Verheyden, A.L.E. Het Gentsche Martyrologium (1530-1595). Brugge: De Tempel, 1946: 18, No. 35.
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