Steen (Antwerp, Belgium)
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| Steen Castle in 2005. Source: Wikipedia Commons |
Steen (Het Steen, Den Steen), a castle on the Scheldt River at Antwerp, Belgium, was in the 16th century a prison and execution place of a large number of Anabaptist martyrs. At present it is a museum. The old dark cellars in which the martyrs were kept, often in heavy leg irons, may still be seen.
Bibliography
Doopsgezind Jaarboekje (1952): 21-29.
Génard, Petrus. Antwerpsch archievenblad VIII: 355, note 1.
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