Mechtelt Melis (d. 1552)
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Mechtelt Melis, an Anabaptist martyr of Antwerp, Belgium, drowned there in a sack on 23 September 1552. She was born at The Hague, Holland, and was married to Adriaen Wouterssone, who was executed on the same day as his wife by burning at the stake.
Bibliography
Antwerpsch archievenblad (VIII): 420, 422, 424; (XIV): 20 1, No. 219.
Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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Date Published | 1957 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Mechtelt Melis (d. 1552)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 23 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mechtelt_Melis_(d._1552)&oldid=58482.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1957). Mechtelt Melis (d. 1552). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mechtelt_Melis_(d._1552)&oldid=58482.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 549. All rights reserved.
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