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Jan Pietersz (Jan Pieterssen, Jan Piers), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, was burned at the stake in 1572 at [[Breda (Noord-Brabant, Netherlands)|Breda]], Dutch province of [[North Brabant (Netherlands)|North Brabant.]] Jan Pietersz was a weaver. In 1563 he was baptized during a night by [[Leenaert Bouwens (1515-1582)|Leenaert Bouwens]] at [[Leiden (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Leiden]], where then lived. Later he had stayed at Vlaardingen and then at [[Klundert (Noord-Brabant, Netherlands)|Klundert]] near Breda. Anabaptist meetings were held in his house. A meeting of 5 August 1571, where about 50 persons were present, was surprised and a number of persons arrested, including Jan Pietersz. He refused to take an oath and died steadfast. | Jan Pietersz (Jan Pieterssen, Jan Piers), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, was burned at the stake in 1572 at [[Breda (Noord-Brabant, Netherlands)|Breda]], Dutch province of [[North Brabant (Netherlands)|North Brabant.]] Jan Pietersz was a weaver. In 1563 he was baptized during a night by [[Leenaert Bouwens (1515-1582)|Leenaert Bouwens]] at [[Leiden (Zuid-Holland, Netherlands)|Leiden]], where then lived. Later he had stayed at Vlaardingen and then at [[Klundert (Noord-Brabant, Netherlands)|Klundert]] near Breda. Anabaptist meetings were held in his house. A meeting of 5 August 1571, where about 50 persons were present, was surprised and a number of persons arrested, including Jan Pietersz. He refused to take an oath and died steadfast. | ||
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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. Den Tweeden Druk</em>. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, …, 1685: II, 603-605. | 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. Den Tweeden Druk</em>. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, …, 1685: II, 603-605. | ||
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Jan Pietersz (Jan Pieterssen, Jan Piers), an Anabaptist martyr, was burned at the stake in 1572 at Breda, Dutch province of North Brabant. Jan Pietersz was a weaver. In 1563 he was baptized during a night by Leenaert Bouwens at Leiden, where then lived. Later he had stayed at Vlaardingen and then at Klundert near Breda. Anabaptist meetings were held in his house. A meeting of 5 August 1571, where about 50 persons were present, was surprised and a number of persons arrested, including Jan Pietersz. He refused to take an oath and died steadfast.
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, 603-605.
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: 629-631. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1912): 30-35.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 372.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Jan Pietersz (d. 1572)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Jan_Pietersz_(d._1572)&oldid=88463.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1957). Jan Pietersz (d. 1572). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Jan_Pietersz_(d._1572)&oldid=88463.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 80. All rights reserved.
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