Jan Davion (d. 1545)
Jan Davion, an Anabaptist martyr, was beheaded at Antwerp, Belgium, in February 1545. He was a merchant at Rijssel (Lille) in France, and an adherent of David Joris. He was arrested at Antwerp in September 1544.
Bibliography
Mellink, Albert F. De Wederdopers in de noordelijke Nederlanden 1531-1544. Groningen: J.B. Wolters, 1954: 413.
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