Steven Pietersz (d. 1569)
Steven Pietersz, an Anabaptist martyr, was beheaded at Utrecht, Netherlands, on 5 July 1569. Steven was a native of Bunschoten and lived at Amersfoort. He was charged with attending the illegal meetings of the Anabaptists and permitting them to meet in his house.
Bibliography
Hoog, I. M. J. "Onze Martelaren." Nederlands Archief voor Kerkgeschiedenis I (1902): 82 ff., No. 153.
Marcus, J. Sententiën en indagingen . . . van Alba. Amsterdam, 1735: 364.
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