Franekeraars
Franekeraars (or Franekers) were a group of Dutch Mennonites who about 1556 followed Hendrik Naeldeman of Franeker, also called Scheedemakers. They were a progressive group among the Dutch Mennonites and soon merged with the Waterlanders.
Bibliography
Cramer, Samuel and Fredrik Pijper. Bibliotheca Reformatoria Neerlandica. 10 v. The Hague: M. Nijhoff, 1903-1914: VII, 55.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1876): 21.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 372. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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