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Woerden (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)Woerden, a town in the Dutch province of South Holland, formerly the seat of a Waterlander Mennonite congregation. There is no information on the origin of this church and only a few accounts on its history. In 1647 it was represented at the Waterlander delegates' meeting at Amsterdam by the deacon Louris Diricxsz. It disappeared between 1700 and 1730. BibliographyCate, Steven Blaupot ten. Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinden in Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht en Gelderland. 2 vols. Amsterdam: P.N. van Kampen, 1847: I, 332; II, 43. Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1907): 78. 
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 969. 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. "Woerden (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 14 February 2012. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/woerden_zuid_holland_netherlands. APA style: van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Woerden (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 February 2012, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/woerden_zuid_holland_netherlands. Document Actions |
