Thieleman Janszoon van Braght

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Portrait of Tieleman van Bracht - oil painting by Jan Caspar Philips

Thieleman Janszoon van Braght ( January 29, 1625 in Dordrecht - October 7, 1664 ) was a Baptist and the author of the Martyrs' Mirror . Van Braght was born in 1625 as the son of a cloth weaver . After studying theology, he appeared in his hometown in 1648 as a preacher among Mennonites , who were also known as baptismal people (ndl. Doopsgezinde ), whom he also defended in public disputations.

He became more famous for his work on church history than for his “Schole der redelyke denge” (1657) and the sermons published after his death. 1660 appeared on Dordrecht : "Het bluedig tooneel of martelaarsspiegel der doopsgezinde en weerlooze christenen" (The bloody drama or martyr's mirror of baptized and defenseless Christians), published for the second time in 1685 and often printed in excerpts. The work claimed to document the history and testimonies of earlier Protestants and opponents of the Roman Catholic Church who died as martyrs. The use of the word “defenseless” in this case refers to the Anabaptist teaching on non-violence . Anabaptists who rejected non-violence - including a brother of Menno Simons - were not listed in the Martyrs' Mirror.

He emphasized that baptismal Christians were to be found in the earliest times of the Christian church. Therefore, the work included a history of baptism for the close of each century .

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Commons : Martyrs Mirror  - collection of images, videos and audio files
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SURNAME Braght, Thieleman Janszoon van
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bracht, Thieleman Janszoon van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch author and preacher
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1625
PLACE OF BIRTH Dordrecht
DATE OF DEATH October 7, 1664