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Pierson (erroneously Piseron), Pierken, a Mennonite from [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], who had fled to the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] to escape persecution and settled at Harlingen, [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], where he played a part in the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish]]-[[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]] strife in 1566. He sided with the Flemish, but in 1574 he is said to have been chosen preacher by the Frisians (stated in a letter by Hans Busschaert); he then had some trouble because he refused to "avoid" his former Flemish friends. By trade he was a maker of buttons. | Pierson (erroneously Piseron), Pierken, a Mennonite from [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], who had fled to the [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] to escape persecution and settled at Harlingen, [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], where he played a part in the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish]]-[[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]] strife in 1566. He sided with the Flemish, but in 1574 he is said to have been chosen preacher by the Frisians (stated in a letter by Hans Busschaert); he then had some trouble because he refused to "avoid" his former Flemish friends. By trade he was a maker of buttons. | ||
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<em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em>. (1893): 11 f., 21. | <em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em>. (1893): 11 f., 21. | ||
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Pierson (erroneously Piseron), Pierken, a Mennonite from Antwerp, Belgium, who had fled to the Netherlands to escape persecution and settled at Harlingen, Friesland, where he played a part in the Flemish-Frisian strife in 1566. He sided with the Flemish, but in 1574 he is said to have been chosen preacher by the Frisians (stated in a letter by Hans Busschaert); he then had some trouble because he refused to "avoid" his former Flemish friends. By trade he was a maker of buttons.
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen. (1893): 11 f., 21.
Génard, P. Antwerpsch archievenblad: XII, 25.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Pierson (16th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pierson_(16th_century)&oldid=83892.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Pierson (16th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pierson_(16th_century)&oldid=83892.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 169. All rights reserved.
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