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Reyer Egberts, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, died at the stake with five brethren at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] on 6 August 1552, having been brutally tortured on June 28. During his trial and torture he admitted that he had left the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]]; he had not gone to the confessional for 15 or 16 years and had not taken the holy sacrament for 5 or 6 years. Reyer Egberts had not yet been baptized on the confession of his faith, because Gielis ([[Gillis van Aken (ca. 1500-1557)|Gillis van Aken]]) had refused to baptize him, saying that he had not adequately examined and studied the [[Bible |Scriptures]]. Reyer was a citizen of Amsterdam and a weaver by trade. | Reyer Egberts, an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, died at the stake with five brethren at [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]] on 6 August 1552, having been brutally tortured on June 28. During his trial and torture he admitted that he had left the [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholic Church]]; he had not gone to the confessional for 15 or 16 years and had not taken the holy sacrament for 5 or 6 years. Reyer Egberts had not yet been baptized on the confession of his faith, because Gielis ([[Gillis van Aken (ca. 1500-1557)|Gillis van Aken]]) had refused to baptize him, saying that he had not adequately examined and studied the [[Bible |Scriptures]]. Reyer was a citizen of Amsterdam and a weaver by trade. | ||
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| − | Braght, Thieleman J.van. <em>Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk</em>. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts | + | Braght, Thieleman J.van. <em>Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk</em>. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, 1685: Part II, 142 f. |
Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660</em>. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 536. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]. | Braght, Thieleman J. van. <em>The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660</em>. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 536. Available online at: [http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm]. | ||
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Grosheide, Greta. <em>Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der Anabaptisten in Amsterdam</em>. Hilversum: J. Schipper, Jr., 1938: 160 f., 309. | Grosheide, Greta. <em>Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der Anabaptisten in Amsterdam</em>. Hilversum: J. Schipper, Jr., 1938: 160 f., 309. | ||
| − | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. | + | Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 507. |
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Latest revision as of 00:06, 16 January 2017
Reyer Egberts, an Anabaptist martyr, died at the stake with five brethren at Amsterdam on 6 August 1552, having been brutally tortured on June 28. During his trial and torture he admitted that he had left the Roman Catholic Church; he had not gone to the confessional for 15 or 16 years and had not taken the holy sacrament for 5 or 6 years. Reyer Egberts had not yet been baptized on the confession of his faith, because Gielis (Gillis van Aken) had refused to baptize him, saying that he had not adequately examined and studied the Scriptures. Reyer was a citizen of Amsterdam and a weaver by trade.
Bibliography
Braght, Thieleman J.van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doopsgesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, 1685: Part II, 142 f.
Braght, Thieleman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 536. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
Grosheide, Greta. Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der Anabaptisten in Amsterdam. Hilversum: J. Schipper, Jr., 1938: 160 f., 309.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 507.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Reyer, Egberts (d. 1552)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 16 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Reyer,_Egberts_(d._1552)&oldid=145130.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Reyer, Egberts (d. 1552). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 16 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Reyer,_Egberts_(d._1552)&oldid=145130.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 313. All rights reserved.
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