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| − | Pieter Jeltjes, a Dutch elder and merchant living at [[Kollum (Friesland, Netherlands)|Kollum]], province of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], and a member of the Old [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]] branch of the Mennonites. In 1599 he became involved in a disagreement with Elder [[Jacobsz, Jan (1542-1612)|Jan Jacobsz]] | + | Pieter Jeltjes, a Dutch elder and merchant living at [[Kollum (Friesland, Netherlands)|Kollum]], province of [[Friesland (Netherlands)|Friesland]], and a member of the Old [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian]] branch of the Mennonites. In 1599 he became involved in a disagreement with Elder [[Jacobsz, Jan (1542-1612)|Jan Jacobsz]], who was very strict, considering it sin to sell to non-Mennonites, and who at a conference of Old Frisian delegates meeting at [[Dokkum (Friesland, Netherlands)|Dokkum]] on 16 December 1599, banned the more liberal Pieter Jeltjes and his adherents (known as [[Pieter-Jeltjesvolk|Pieter-Jeltjesvolk]]). Concerning Pieter's life and work nothing further is known. |
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<em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em> (1889): 6; (1892): 71; (1912): 66, 68-71. | <em>Doopsgezinde Bijdragen</em> (1889): 6; (1892): 71; (1912): 66, 68-71. | ||
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Pieter Jeltjes, a Dutch elder and merchant living at Kollum, province of Friesland, and a member of the Old Frisian branch of the Mennonites. In 1599 he became involved in a disagreement with Elder Jan Jacobsz, who was very strict, considering it sin to sell to non-Mennonites, and who at a conference of Old Frisian delegates meeting at Dokkum on 16 December 1599, banned the more liberal Pieter Jeltjes and his adherents (known as Pieter-Jeltjesvolk). Concerning Pieter's life and work nothing further is known.
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1889): 6; (1892): 71; (1912): 66, 68-71.
Pietersz, Lambert. Nootwendighe Verclaringhe van’t Verscheel . . . tusschen Jan Jacobsz van Harlinghen . . . ende tusschen Pieter Jelties van Collum. 1624.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Pieter Jeltjes (16th/17th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pieter_Jeltjes_(16th/17th_century)&oldid=119400.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Pieter Jeltjes (16th/17th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Pieter_Jeltjes_(16th/17th_century)&oldid=119400.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 171. All rights reserved.
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