Willem de Vileers (d. 1557)
Willem de Vileers (Vylers), an Anabaptist martyr, was burned at the stake on 3 April 1557, on the Vrijdagsmarkt at Ghent, Belgium. He was a miller. His "heresy" was reported to the magistrates by a man who pretended he wanted to join the church.
Bibliography
Verheyden, A. L. E. Het Gentsche Martyrologium (1530-1595). Brugge: De Tempel, 1946: 23, No. 50.
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