Gravensteen Castle, Ghent Source: Wikipedia Commons

Het Gravensteen, a medieval castle at Ghent, Belgium, parts of which are still preserved, including the dungeons in which Anabaptists and Mennonites were imprisoned during the 16th century, as well as the courtyard in which a number of them were beheaded or drowned.

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 565. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

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