Riedmair, Bärthl (d. 1571)
Bärthl (Bartholomaus) Riedmair (Riedemaier, Riedmaier), also called Schlesinger. He was at first a preacher (Diener) of the Gabrielites, but was removed from his office by Ascherham. On 16 January 1545, he with some followers united with the Hutterian Brethren at Schäkowitz, became a preacher here, and died at Tracht in Moravia on 10 April 1571.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 505.
Zieglschmid, A. J. F. Die älteste Chronik der Hutterischen Brüder: Ein Sprachdenkmal aus frühneuhochdeutscher Zeit. Ithaca: Cayuga Press, 1943: 250-57, 459.
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