Steven Janssen (d. 1535)
Steven Janssen, an Anabaptist martyr, an armorer (harnaschveger) and a native of the "lande van den Berch" (near Cologne, Germany), was one of the Naaktlopers, Anabaptists who ran naked along the streets of Amsterdam on 10-11 February 1535. He was sentenced to death by beheading on 25 February of the same year.
Bibliography
"Verhooren en Vonissen der Wederdoopers, betrokken bij de aanslagen op Amsterdam in 1534 en 1535." Bijdragen en Mededeelingen van het Historisch Genootschap 41 (1920): 57 f.
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