Menno Simons | |
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Church | Mennonites |
Personal details | |
Born | 1496 |
Died | Wüstenfelde, Duchy of Holstein, Holy Roman Empire | 31 January 1561 (aged 64 or 65)
Buried | Bad Oldesloe |
Denomination | Catholic (until 1536), Anabaptist (from 1536) |
Spouse | Geertruydt Jansdochter |
Children | Two daughters, one son |
Profession | Catholic priest (until 1536), Anabaptist minister and author (from 1536) |
Menno Simons (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.
"Menno Simons" (Dutch: [ˈmɛnoː ˈsimɔns]) is the Dutch version of his name; the Frisian version is Minne Simens (West Frisian: [ˈmɪnə ˈsimn̩s]),[1] the possessive "s" creating a patronym meaning "Minne, son of Simen" (cf. English family names like Williams and Rogers).
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