Limmen (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)Limmen is a hamlet south of
Alkmaar in the Dutch province of North Holland,
and in about 1534 was a center of Anabaptism, mostly of revolutionary
character. A meeting held in February 1534 was attended by 20 persons. BibliographyHoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: I, No. 11. Mellink, Albert F. De Wederdopers in de noordelijke Nederlanden 1531-1544. Groningen: J.B. Wolters, 1954: 170 f.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 347. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website. ©1996-2012 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved. To cite this page: MLA style: van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Limmen (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 14 February 2012. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/limmen_noord_holland_netherlands. APA style: van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1957). Limmen (Noord-Holland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 February 2012, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/limmen_noord_holland_netherlands. Document Actions |
