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| − | Wälti Gerber, of Röthenbach, a Swiss [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, a respected and outstanding Swiss Brethren preacher in the [[Emmental (Switzerland)|Emmental]], attended a disputation in Bern in 1538, presumably the great disputation of March, records of which are in the state archives. These records name "Welltti Gerwer" in a list of Swiss and Bavarian Anabaptists. He escaped from prison with the aid of an Anabaptist locksmith of Burgdorf. He remained true to his faith and preached and baptized. He stressed the teaching that the Christian cannot be a ruler. The Bernese government was not able to apprehend him until they offered a reward of 100 guilders for his capture; he was executed 30 July 1566. | + | Wälti Gerber, of Röthenbach, a Swiss [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, a respected and outstanding [[Swiss Brethren]] preacher in the [[Emmental (Switzerland)|Emmental]], attended a disputation in Bern in 1538, presumably the great disputation of March, records of which are in the state archives. These records name "Welltti Gerwer" in a list of Swiss and Bavarian Anabaptists. He escaped from prison with the aid of an Anabaptist locksmith of Burgdorf. He remained true to his faith and preached and baptized. He stressed the teaching that the Christian cannot be a ruler. The Bernese government was not able to apprehend him until they offered a reward of 100 guilders for his capture; he was executed 30 July 1566. |
In the first edition of the[[Martyrs' Mirror|<em> Martyrs' Mirror </em>]](1660), [[Braght, Tieleman Jansz van (1625-1664)|van Braght]] does not name Wälti Gerber, although he must have known of his death from a letter written by the elders of [[Alsace (France)|Alsace]], listing 42 martyrs in the [[Bern (Switzerland)|canton of Bern]]. He omitted the names of the Bernese martyrs of 1566 intentionally, for he feared "it might cause them (the brethren in Bern) greater persecution, from which they are not yet entirely free." But he is listed in the German edition of Ephrata in 1748. | In the first edition of the[[Martyrs' Mirror|<em> Martyrs' Mirror </em>]](1660), [[Braght, Tieleman Jansz van (1625-1664)|van Braght]] does not name Wälti Gerber, although he must have known of his death from a letter written by the elders of [[Alsace (France)|Alsace]], listing 42 martyrs in the [[Bern (Switzerland)|canton of Bern]]. He omitted the names of the Bernese martyrs of 1566 intentionally, for he feared "it might cause them (the brethren in Bern) greater persecution, from which they are not yet entirely free." But he is listed in the German edition of Ephrata in 1748. | ||
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Fluri, A. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Täuferhinrichtungen in Bern im 16. Jahrhundert. </em>Berner Heim, 1896: 301. | Fluri, A. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Täuferhinrichtungen in Bern im 16. Jahrhundert. </em>Berner Heim, 1896: 301. | ||
| − | Haller, Johannes and Abraham | + | Haller, Johannes and Abraham Müslin. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Chronik aus den hinterlassenen. Handschriften des Joh. Haller und Abraham Müslim, von 1550 bis 1580. </em>Zofingen: D. Sutermeister, [1829]: 111. |
| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967<em class="gameo_bibliography">: </em>II, 75. |
Müller, Ernst. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Geschichte der Bernischen Täufer</em>. Frauenfeld: Huber, 1895. Reprinted Nieuwkoop: B. de Graaf, 1972: 75. | Müller, Ernst. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Geschichte der Bernischen Täufer</em>. Frauenfeld: Huber, 1895. Reprinted Nieuwkoop: B. de Graaf, 1972: 75. | ||
| − | Quervain, Theodor de. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Kirchliche und soziale | + | Quervain, Theodor de. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Kirchliche und soziale Zustände in Bern unmittelbar nach der Einführung der Reformation, 1528-1536. </em>Bern: G. Grunau, 1906: 150, 156. |
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Wälti Gerber, of Röthenbach, a Swiss Anabaptist martyr, a respected and outstanding Swiss Brethren preacher in the Emmental, attended a disputation in Bern in 1538, presumably the great disputation of March, records of which are in the state archives. These records name "Welltti Gerwer" in a list of Swiss and Bavarian Anabaptists. He escaped from prison with the aid of an Anabaptist locksmith of Burgdorf. He remained true to his faith and preached and baptized. He stressed the teaching that the Christian cannot be a ruler. The Bernese government was not able to apprehend him until they offered a reward of 100 guilders for his capture; he was executed 30 July 1566.
In the first edition of the Martyrs' Mirror (1660), van Braght does not name Wälti Gerber, although he must have known of his death from a letter written by the elders of Alsace, listing 42 martyrs in the canton of Bern. He omitted the names of the Bernese martyrs of 1566 intentionally, for he feared "it might cause them (the brethren in Bern) greater persecution, from which they are not yet entirely free." But he is listed in the German edition of Ephrata in 1748.
Bibliography
"Acta des gesprächs zwüsschen predikanten unnd Touflbruderenn . . . . " Bern archives.
Fluri, A. Täuferhinrichtungen in Bern im 16. Jahrhundert. Berner Heim, 1896: 301.
Haller, Johannes and Abraham Müslin. Chronik aus den hinterlassenen. Handschriften des Joh. Haller und Abraham Müslim, von 1550 bis 1580. Zofingen: D. Sutermeister, [1829]: 111.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: II, 75.
Müller, Ernst. Geschichte der Bernischen Täufer. Frauenfeld: Huber, 1895. Reprinted Nieuwkoop: B. de Graaf, 1972: 75.
Quervain, Theodor de. Kirchliche und soziale Zustände in Bern unmittelbar nach der Einführung der Reformation, 1528-1536. Bern: G. Grunau, 1906: 150, 156.
| Author(s) | A. J Amstutz-Tschirren |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Amstutz-Tschirren, A. J. "Gerber, Wälti (d. 1566)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gerber,_W%C3%A4lti_(d._1566)&oldid=144143.
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Amstutz-Tschirren, A. J. (1956). Gerber, Wälti (d. 1566). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Gerber,_W%C3%A4lti_(d._1566)&oldid=144143.
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