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Komen (Flanders, Belgium)Komen (Commines) was a town in Flanders, Belgium, southwest of Kortrijk (Courtrai), where Mennonites were found about 1550, and there may have been a congregation here. Guillaume van Robays, a blacksmith, died here as a martyr in 1552. 
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 217. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website. ©1996-2008 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved. To cite this page:MLA style: van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Komen (Flanders, Belgium)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 July 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/komen_flanders_belgium> APA style: van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1957). "Komen (Flanders, Belgium)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 July 2008 <http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/komen_flanders_belgium> Document Actions |
