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Grietje (Griete) Maes, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, widow of Gerrit, was executed by drowning at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] on 15 May 1535, together with six other Anabaptist women because "they have been rebaptized, holding pernicious views concerning the sacraments . . . contrary to the laws and decrees of his imperial Majesty . . . without having shown penitence." Their property was confiscated. [[Braght, Tieleman Jansz van (1625-1664)|Van Braght]] seems to make two martyrs of this person, calling one Grietje Maes and the other Gerrit's widow. | Grietje (Griete) Maes, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, widow of Gerrit, was executed by drowning at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] on 15 May 1535, together with six other Anabaptist women because "they have been rebaptized, holding pernicious views concerning the sacraments . . . contrary to the laws and decrees of his imperial Majesty . . . without having shown penitence." Their property was confiscated. [[Braght, Tieleman Jansz van (1625-1664)|Van Braght]] seems to make two martyrs of this person, calling one Grietje Maes and the other Gerrit's widow. | ||
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| − | 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, 413. |
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: 764. Available online at: <span class="link-external"><span class="link-external">[http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/ http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.]</span></span> | 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: 764. Available online at: <span class="link-external"><span class="link-external">[http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/ http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.]</span></span> | ||
| − | + | "Verhooren en Vonissen der Wederdoopers, betrokken bij de aanslagen op Amsterdam in 1534 en 1535." <em>Bijdragen en Mededeelingen van het Historisch Genootschap</em> 41 (1920): 58. | |
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Latest revision as of 08:39, 19 December 2014
Grietje (Griete) Maes, an Anabaptist martyr, widow of Gerrit, was executed by drowning at Amsterdam on 15 May 1535, together with six other Anabaptist women because "they have been rebaptized, holding pernicious views concerning the sacraments . . . contrary to the laws and decrees of his imperial Majesty . . . without having shown penitence." Their property was confiscated. Van Braght seems to make two martyrs of this person, calling one Grietje Maes and the other Gerrit's widow.
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: II, 413.
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: 764. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
"Verhooren en Vonissen der Wederdoopers, betrokken bij de aanslagen op Amsterdam in 1534 en 1535." Bijdragen en Mededeelingen van het Historisch Genootschap 41 (1920): 58.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1956 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Grietje Maes (d. 1535)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Grietje_Maes_(d._1535)&oldid=129118.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1956). Grietje Maes (d. 1535). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Grietje_Maes_(d._1535)&oldid=129118.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 582. All rights reserved.
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