Pierre Messchars (d. 1568)

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Pierre Messchars, an Anabaptist martyr, a member of the congregation of Brugge, Belgium, who was arrested with a number of other members in March 1568. He was burned at the stake on 6 March or shortly after. Further particulars are lacking. He may have been a member of the Mennonite Messchaert family, which is found later in the Netherlands.

Bibliography

Verheyden, A. L. E. Het Brugsche Martyrologium (12 October 1527-7 Augustus 1573). Brussels, [1944]: 52, No. 47. Available in full electronic text at: http://www.theologienet.nl/documenten/Verheyden%20Brugse%20Martyrologium.pdf.


Author(s) Nanne van der Zijpp
Date Published 1959

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Pierre Messchars (d. 1568)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 25 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pierre_Messchars_(d._1568)&oldid=148822.

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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Pierre Messchars (d. 1568). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 25 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pierre_Messchars_(d._1568)&oldid=148822.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 169. All rights reserved.


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