Olivier Willemsz (d. 1574/5)

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Olivier Willemsz (Willemssens), an Anabaptist martyr, was burned at the stake at Antwerp, Belgium on 24 January 1574. He was a native of Nijmegen, Dutch province of Gelderland. He had been a Catholic priest at Leeuwen near Nijmegen. When he left the Catholic Church he moved to Antwerp, opened a bookshop in the Steenhouwersvest, and joined the Mennonites. After some time both Willemsz and his wife were arrested. Willemsz was sentenced to death because of his "heretical faith," but his wife escaped from prison and died at the age of 85.


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Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1959

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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Olivier Willemsz (d. 1574/5)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Olivier_Willemsz_(d._1574/5)&oldid=59841.

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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Olivier Willemsz (d. 1574/5). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Olivier_Willemsz_(d._1574/5)&oldid=59841.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 56. All rights reserved.


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