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Komejannen, Komejansche Doopsgezinden, or Komen Jans-Volk, was a name given in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] to a group of Dutch Mennonites. The name is found in some letters of [[Theunisz, Jan (ca. 1569-1637?)|Jan Theunisz]] of 1627 and in an old booklet of 1628, now lost, in which Hans Alentsz is called a bishop among the Koomen-Jannen or Hansijtten (see <em>BRN</em>). From this notice it is clear that the Komejannen were a kind of [[Waterlanders|Waterlander Mennonites]], whose leader was [[Ries, Hans de (1553–1638)|Hans de Ries]]. The name was rather common in the province of [[North Holland (Netherlands)|North Holland]]. According to J. Adrsz. Leeghwater, a preacher Comen (i.e., merchant) Jan preached in De Rijp in this province about 1572, from whom the name may have been derived. | Komejannen, Komejansche Doopsgezinden, or Komen Jans-Volk, was a name given in the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] to a group of Dutch Mennonites. The name is found in some letters of [[Theunisz, Jan (ca. 1569-1637?)|Jan Theunisz]] of 1627 and in an old booklet of 1628, now lost, in which Hans Alentsz is called a bishop among the Koomen-Jannen or Hansijtten (see <em>BRN</em>). From this notice it is clear that the Komejannen were a kind of [[Waterlanders|Waterlander Mennonites]], whose leader was [[Ries, Hans de (1553–1638)|Hans de Ries]]. The name was rather common in the province of [[North Holland (Netherlands)|North Holland]]. According to J. Adrsz. Leeghwater, a preacher Comen (i.e., merchant) Jan preached in De Rijp in this province about 1572, from whom the name may have been derived. | ||
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Cramer, Samuel and Fredrik Pijper. <em>Bibliotheca Reformatoria Neerlandica</em>, 10 vols. The Hague: M. Nijhoff, 1903-1914: v. VII, 143. | Cramer, Samuel and Fredrik Pijper. <em>Bibliotheca Reformatoria Neerlandica</em>, 10 vols. The Hague: M. Nijhoff, 1903-1914: v. VII, 143. | ||
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Lootsma, S. <em>Het Nieuwe Huys</em>. Zaandam, 1937: 14-16. | Lootsma, S. <em>Het Nieuwe Huys</em>. Zaandam, 1937: 14-16. | ||
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Komejannen, Komejansche Doopsgezinden, or Komen Jans-Volk, was a name given in the Netherlands to a group of Dutch Mennonites. The name is found in some letters of Jan Theunisz of 1627 and in an old booklet of 1628, now lost, in which Hans Alentsz is called a bishop among the Koomen-Jannen or Hansijtten (see BRN). From this notice it is clear that the Komejannen were a kind of Waterlander Mennonites, whose leader was Hans de Ries. The name was rather common in the province of North Holland. According to J. Adrsz. Leeghwater, a preacher Comen (i.e., merchant) Jan preached in De Rijp in this province about 1572, from whom the name may have been derived.
Bibliography
Cramer, Samuel and Fredrik Pijper. Bibliotheca Reformatoria Neerlandica, 10 vols. The Hague: M. Nijhoff, 1903-1914: v. VII, 143.
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1896): 18; (1917): 15, 30.
Lootsma, S. Het Nieuwe Huys. Zaandam, 1937: 14-16.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Komejannen." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 19 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Komejannen&oldid=108465.
APA style
Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Komejannen. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Komejannen&oldid=108465.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 217. All rights reserved.
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