Claes Leks (d. 1548)

Claes Leks, an Anabaptist martyr, born at Ostende, Belgium, was summoned to the courthouse in 1548 and subjected to a cross-examination, in which "he made a good confession of his faith." He was well spoken of for the alms he distributed among the poor. Because he refused to desist from his faith, he was condemned to death at the stake, "and offered up his sacrifice as a true child of God."

Bibliography

Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om ‘t getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, 1685: Part II, 81.

Braght, Thieleman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs’ Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour… to the Year A.D. 1660. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 481.  Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.

Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 635.

Author(s)	Christian Neff
Date Published	1953

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Neff, Christian. (1953). Claes Leks (d. 1548). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Claes_Leks_(d._1548)&oldid=129216.

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