Limmen (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)
Limmen is a hamlet south of
Alkmaar in the Dutch province of North Holland,
and in about 1534 was a center of Anabaptism, mostly of revolutionary
character. A meeting held in February 1534 was attended by 20 persons.
Bibliography
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Mellink, Albert F. De Wederdopers in de noordelijke Nederlanden 1531-1544. Groningen: J.B. Wolters, 1954: 170 f.
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