Franchois van der Leyen (d. 1558)

Franchois van der Leyen, an Anabaptist martyr, was burned at the stake at Ghent, Belgium on 28 April 1558. This martyr, by trade a dealer in old clothes, was a member of the van der Leyen family, many of whom died as martyrs.

Bibliography

Verheyden, A. L. E. Het Gentsche Martyrologium (1530-1595). Brugge: De Tempel, 1946: 24, No. 55.

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 362. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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MLA style: van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Franchois van der Leyen (d. 1558)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 24 May 2013. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/franchois_van_der_leyen_d._1558.

APA style: van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1956). Franchois van der Leyen (d. 1558). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 May 2013, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/franchois_van_der_leyen_d._1558.

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