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| − | Dirc (Dirck) Cuper (Cuiper, de Cuyper) was an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] leader in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] during the first years of the movement. In December 1533 he was one of the twelve apostles sent out from [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] by [[Jan Matthijsz van Haarlem (d. 1534)|Jan Matthijsz of Haarlem]]. With [[Bartel Boeckbinder (d. 1534)|Bartel Boeckbinder]] Dirck came to [[Leeuwarden (Friesland, Netherlands)|Leeuwarden]] in [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], where they baptized and ordained as elders [[Obbe Philips (ca. 1500-1568)|Obbe Philips]] | + | Dirc (Dirck) Cuper (Cuiper, de Cuyper) was an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] leader in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] during the first years of the movement. In December 1533 he was one of the twelve apostles sent out from [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] by [[Jan Matthijsz van Haarlem (d. 1534)|Jan Matthijsz of Haarlem]]. With [[Bartel Boeckbinder (d. 1534)|Bartel Boeckbinder]] Dirck came to [[Leeuwarden (Friesland, Netherlands)|Leeuwarden]] in [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], where they baptized and ordained as elders [[Obbe Philips (ca. 1500-1568)|Obbe Philips]] and Hans Barbier. Nothing more is known about his life. Reitsma erroneously identified him with the [[Dirck Cuiper (d. 1551)|Dirck Cuiper]] who was beheaded at Leeuwarden in 1551. Karel Vos is probably right in stating that a man called Dirck Jacobsz de Cuyper, taken prisoner at [[Gouda (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Gouda]], Dutch province of South Holland, and brought to The Hague on 5 March 1535, is identical with the Dirck Cuper who baptized [[Obbe Philips (ca. 1500-1568)|Obbe Philips]]. |
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<em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em> (1917): 98, 101. | <em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em> (1917): 98, 101. | ||
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Dirc (Dirck) Cuper (Cuiper, de Cuyper) was an Anabaptist leader in the Netherlands during the first years of the movement. In December 1533 he was one of the twelve apostles sent out from Amsterdam by Jan Matthijsz of Haarlem. With Bartel Boeckbinder Dirck came to Leeuwarden in Friesland, where they baptized and ordained as elders Obbe Philips and Hans Barbier. Nothing more is known about his life. Reitsma erroneously identified him with the Dirck Cuiper who was beheaded at Leeuwarden in 1551. Karel Vos is probably right in stating that a man called Dirck Jacobsz de Cuyper, taken prisoner at Gouda, Dutch province of South Holland, and brought to The Hague on 5 March 1535, is identical with the Dirck Cuper who baptized Obbe Philips.
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1917): 98, 101.
Reitsma, J. Honderd Jaren uit de geschiedenis der Hervorming en der Hervormde Kerk in Friesland. Leeuwarden: H. Kuipers, 1876.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Dirc Cuper (16th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Dirc_Cuper_(16th_century)&oldid=120158.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1956). Dirc Cuper (16th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Dirc_Cuper_(16th_century)&oldid=120158.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 63. All rights reserved.
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