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John of Leiden

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John of Leiden c.1509-1536, Dutch Anabaptist leader. His original name was Beuckelszoon, Beuckelzoon, Bockelszoon, Bockelson, Beukels, or Buckholdt. John of Leiden was attracted to the extreme left of the early Reformation movement through the influence of Thomas Münzer . In 1533 he joined the Anabaptists and, as a follower of Johann Matthyszoon (Matthiesen) moved to Münster. There in 1534 the Anabaptists took up arms and deposed the civil and religious authorities of the town. After Matthyszoon's death in the siege, John of Leiden assumed leadership and set up a theocracy in... Read more

John of Leiden
John of Leiden The Dutch Anabaptist John of Leiden (1509-1536) led the Anabaptist attempt to establish by force...to establish the kingdom of God on earth. In January 1534 John of Leiden took up residence in the episcopal city of M ü nster... Read more

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