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| − | + | The "Menno Linden" is a very old splendid linden tree which stands before a small house near [[Fresenburg (Oldesloe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)|Fresenburg]], between Hamburg and [[Lübeck (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)|Lübeck]]in North Germany, which in the 1950s was a poorhouse. According to tradition this house was occupied by [[Menno Simons (1496-1561)|Menno's]] printer, and the tree was planted by Menno himself, hence the name. This story, though it is quite improbable, shows how tenaciously Menno's memory has attached itself to the locality where he spent the last years of his life. On 6 September 1922 a brief gilded inscription was put on the tree. In 1954 the [[Menno Stone (Fresenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany)|Menno Stone]] was moved from its location in the adjacent field to the Menno Linden. | |
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Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>., 4 v. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 95. | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennonitisches Lexikon</em>., 4 v. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 95. | ||
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van der Smissen, H. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennostein und Mennolinde zu Fresenburg</em>. Hamburg, 1922. | van der Smissen, H. <em class="gameo_bibliography">Mennostein und Mennolinde zu Fresenburg</em>. Hamburg, 1922. | ||
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Revision as of 19:56, 20 August 2013
The "Menno Linden" is a very old splendid linden tree which stands before a small house near Fresenburg, between Hamburg and Lübeckin North Germany, which in the 1950s was a poorhouse. According to tradition this house was occupied by Menno's printer, and the tree was planted by Menno himself, hence the name. This story, though it is quite improbable, shows how tenaciously Menno's memory has attached itself to the locality where he spent the last years of his life. On 6 September 1922 a brief gilded inscription was put on the tree. In 1954 the Menno Stone was moved from its location in the adjacent field to the Menno Linden.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon., 4 v. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 95.
Mennonitische Blätter (1902) with picture.
van der Smissen, H. Mennostein und Mennolinde zu Fresenburg. Hamburg, 1922.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Neff, Christian. "Menno Linden (Fresenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Menno_Linden_(Fresenburg,_Niedersachsen,_Germany)&oldid=89633.
APA style
Neff, Christian. (1957). Menno Linden (Fresenburg, Niedersachsen, Germany). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Menno_Linden_(Fresenburg,_Niedersachsen,_Germany)&oldid=89633.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 576. All rights reserved.
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