Gielis de Hevilé (d. 1573)
Gielis (de) Hevilé (Heville), an Anabaptist martyr, put to death at Antwerp on 17 February 1573 with four other victims. Gielis had been rebaptized, but refused to name the elder who had baptized him. He remained steadfast and loyally suffered his cruel death.
Bibliography
Génard, Petrus. Antwerpsch archievenblad: XIII, 104 f., 173; XIV,90 f., No. 1008.
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