Willem Jansz (16th century)
Willem Jansz, of Utrecht, Netherlands, a cloth shearer or cloth merchant, in early 1562 sold for six pennies a copy of the martyr book Offer des Heeren (first ed. 1562) to his fellow citizen Willem Willemz. Willem Jansz was a Mennonite; he and his wife Maria regularly attended the secret meetings of the small group of Mennonites at Utrecht. When a meeting was surprised by the officials in the spring of 1562, Willem Jansz was not present. Nothing more is heard about him.
Bibliography
Doopsgezinde Bijdragen (1903): 10, 12, 19, 35, 40, 42.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. "Willem Jansz (16th century)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 3 May 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Willem_Jansz_(16th_century)&oldid=96863.
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van der Zijpp, Nanne. (1959). Willem Jansz (16th century). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 3 May 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Willem_Jansz_(16th_century)&oldid=96863.
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