Menno Simons
Dutch theologian, founder of the Mennonites (1496-1561)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1496
- Died
- 31 January 1561
- Works
- 59
Top works
- Fvndamentvm
- Predigten über höchst wichtige Gegenstände des Christenthums
- Onderzoek naar het kenmerkend beginsel der Nederlandsche Doopsgezinden
- Twee brieven
- Menno Simons
via Open Library + Wikidata
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
Article
Menno Simons ( Dutch: [ˈmɛnoː ˈsimɔns]; West Frisian: Minne Simens [ˈmɪnə ˈsimə̃ːs]; 1496 – 31 January 1561) was a Roman Catholic priest from the Friesland region of the Low Countries who was excommunicated from the Catholic Church and became an influential Anabaptist religious leader. Simons was a contemporary of the Protestant Reformers and it is from his name that his followers became known as Mennonites.
Biography
Connections
Categories
1496 births1561 deaths16th-century Anabaptist ministers16th-century Christian mystics16th-century Protestant theologiansChristian humanistsChristian radicalsDutch Christian pacifistsDutch MennonitesDutch Protestant ministers and clergyDutch Protestant theologiansFounders of Christian new religious movements