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Jerusalem, New

New Jerusalem or the New Zion (Sion) was a name given to the city of Münster in Westphalia, Germany, after Jan van Leyden had founded here his Anabaptist "kingdom."

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 107. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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