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Govert (Godevaert Mertens), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, born at St. Peters near [[Maastricht (Limburg, Netherlands)|Maastricht]], Dutch province of [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]], living at [[Lier (Antwerp, Belgium)|Lier]] in [[Brabant (Belgium/Netherlands)|Brabant]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], was burned at the stake on 31 January 1551 at Lier with [[Gielis van Aerde (d. 1551)|Gillis]], [[Anneken van Roosbroecke (d. 1551)|Anneken]], and [[Marie Vlamincx (ca. 1475-1551)|Mariken]]. He testified to his faith with great joy, and strengthened his fellow sufferers, while earnestly warning and admonishing his judges and the spectators. On their death Hans von Overdam wrote the hymn, "Alsmen schreef duyst vijfhondert En daer toe noch vijftich Jaer," which is found in the [[Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een|<em>Liedtboecxken van den Offer des Heeren</em>]], No. 17, reprinted in Wackernagel. | Govert (Godevaert Mertens), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, born at St. Peters near [[Maastricht (Limburg, Netherlands)|Maastricht]], Dutch province of [[Limburg (Netherlands)|Limburg]], living at [[Lier (Antwerp, Belgium)|Lier]] in [[Brabant (Belgium/Netherlands)|Brabant]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], was burned at the stake on 31 January 1551 at Lier with [[Gielis van Aerde (d. 1551)|Gillis]], [[Anneken van Roosbroecke (d. 1551)|Anneken]], and [[Marie Vlamincx (ca. 1475-1551)|Mariken]]. He testified to his faith with great joy, and strengthened his fellow sufferers, while earnestly warning and admonishing his judges and the spectators. On their death Hans von Overdam wrote the hymn, "Alsmen schreef duyst vijfhondert En daer toe noch vijftich Jaer," which is found in the [[Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een|<em>Liedtboecxken van den Offer des Heeren</em>]], No. 17, reprinted in Wackernagel. | ||
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| − | + | ''Dit Boec wort genoemt: Het Offer des Heeren, om het inhout van sommighe opgheofferde kinderen Godts . . .'' N.p., 1570: 568-577. Available in full electronic text at: http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_off001offe01_01/ | |
| − | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>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</em>. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts | + | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>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</em>. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, 1685: II, 96. |
Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>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</em>. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 495.. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/ http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm. ] | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>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</em>. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 495.. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/ http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm. ] | ||
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Génard, Petrus. <em>Antwerpsch archievenblad</em>: VII, 393; XIV, 18 f., No. 198. | Génard, Petrus. <em>Antwerpsch archievenblad</em>: VII, 393; XIV, 18 f., No. 198. | ||
| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 150. |
Wackernagel, Philipp. <em>Lieder der niederlandischen Reformierten aus der Zeit der Verfolgung im 16. Jahrhundert</em>. Frankfurt: Hender & Zimmer, 1867. Reprinted Nieuwkoop: B. de Graaf, 1965: 126. | Wackernagel, Philipp. <em>Lieder der niederlandischen Reformierten aus der Zeit der Verfolgung im 16. Jahrhundert</em>. Frankfurt: Hender & Zimmer, 1867. Reprinted Nieuwkoop: B. de Graaf, 1965: 126. | ||
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Wolkan, Rudolf. <em>Die Lieder der Wiedertäufer</em>. Berlin, 1903. Reprinted Nieuwkoop: B. De Graaf, 1965: 63, 78. | Wolkan, Rudolf. <em>Die Lieder der Wiedertäufer</em>. Berlin, 1903. Reprinted Nieuwkoop: B. De Graaf, 1965: 63, 78. | ||
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Govert (Godevaert Mertens), an Anabaptist martyr, born at St. Peters near Maastricht, Dutch province of Limburg, living at Lier in Brabant, Belgium, was burned at the stake on 31 January 1551 at Lier with Gillis, Anneken, and Mariken. He testified to his faith with great joy, and strengthened his fellow sufferers, while earnestly warning and admonishing his judges and the spectators. On their death Hans von Overdam wrote the hymn, "Alsmen schreef duyst vijfhondert En daer toe noch vijftich Jaer," which is found in the Liedtboecxken van den Offer des Heeren, No. 17, reprinted in Wackernagel.
Bibliography
Dit Boec wort genoemt: Het Offer des Heeren, om het inhout van sommighe opgheofferde kinderen Godts . . . N.p., 1570: 568-577. Available in full electronic text at: http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/_off001offe01_01/
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: II, 96.
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: 495.. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1869): 1, 8.
Génard, Petrus. Antwerpsch archievenblad: VII, 393; XIV, 18 f., No. 198.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. II, 150.
Wackernagel, Philipp. Lieder der niederlandischen Reformierten aus der Zeit der Verfolgung im 16. Jahrhundert. Frankfurt: Hender & Zimmer, 1867. Reprinted Nieuwkoop: B. de Graaf, 1965: 126.
Wolkan, Rudolf. Die Lieder der Wiedertäufer. Berlin, 1903. Reprinted Nieuwkoop: B. De Graaf, 1965: 63, 78.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Neff, Christian. "Govert (d. 1551)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Govert_(d._1551)&oldid=162725.
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Neff, Christian. (1956). Govert (d. 1551). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Govert_(d._1551)&oldid=162725.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 557. All rights reserved.
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