Boudewijns, Pieter (18th century)

Pieter Boudewijns (Boudewyns) was the elder of the Danzig Old Flemish Mennonite congregation at Haarlem 1730-1753, and at Amsterdam 1756-1761. Through his catechism, Onderwijzinge des Christelijken geloofs, volgens de belijdenis der Christenen die men de Oude Vlaamsche Mennoniten noemt (Haarlem, 1743), he attained great influence; it found wide acceptance and was used by the conservative Mennonites long enough to necessitate another printing in 1825 at Sneek. In conservative congregations, e.g., Balk, it was used as late as 1853. He also published Korte schets van de onderwijzinge (Haarlem, 1744).

Bibliography

Catalogus der werken over de Doopsgezinden en hunne geschiedenis aanwezig in de bibliotheek der Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam. Amsterdam: J.H. de Bussy, 1919: 294.

Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1878): 22, 27; (1887): 92; (1892): 70, 78.

Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 250.

Visscher, H. and L. A. van Langeraad. Biographisch Woordenboek von Protestantsche Godgeleerden in Nederland. Utrecht, 1903-: v. I, 540.

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, pp. 396-397. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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APA style: Loosjes, Jacob and Nanne van der Zijpp. (1953). Boudewijns, Pieter (18th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 May 2013, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B6823.html.

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