Gheryt (d. 1535)
Gheryt, a Dutch Anabaptist from Deventer, who took part in the Anabaptist revolt and assault on the town hall at Amsterdam, 10-11 May 1535. He was executed on 14 May in a bestially cruel way. Gheryt had been baptized by Jacob van Campen in the fall of 1533 in his own house at Amsterdam.
Bibliography
"Verhooren en Vonissen der Wederdoopers, betrokken bij de aanslagen op Amsterdam in 1534 en 1535." Bijdragen en Mededeelingen van het Historisch Genootschap 41 (1920): 62-64.
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