Mennonites from Groningen » Hans de Ries (1553-1638)

Personal data Hans de Ries 

  • He was born on December 13, 1553 in Antwerpen, België.Source 1
  • He was christened about 1576 in De Rijp, Noord-Holland (volwassendoop).
  • (Levensloop) from 1553 till 1638.Source 2
    Hans de Ries, (also de Rys, de Reis, de Rycke, le Riche, which may have been his official name), born 13 December 1553, at Antwerp, Belgium, died 14 September 1638, at Alkmaar, Holland, was an important leader of the Dutch Mennonites. Originally, when he found himself at variance with Roman Catholic doctrine, he united with the Reformed church of his native city; but he did not feel at ease among them either, because they carried arms when they went to their religious meetings, and possibly also because of their strictly dogmatic spirit. He was drawn to the Anabaptists, but hesitated to join the congregation at Antwerp, which was rather conservative. Then he became acquainted with the somewhat more liberal spirit of the Waterlander branch in Holland and journeyed to De Rijp in North Holland, where he was baptized upon confession of his faith by Simon Michiels in 1575 or 1576.

    Hij was voorganger van de 'Waterlandse Gemeente' te Emden (1593-1598), doopsgezind predikant te Alkmaar (1599), voorheen kassier te Antwerpen; auteur van diverse geschriften. Zoon van Roomse ouders, is meerdere malen getrouwd geweest.

    Hans de Ries was eind 1575 of begin 1576 in het noorden van Holland door de doop lid geworden van de Waterlandse fractie binnen het anabaptisme en ook Albrecht Verspeck sloot zich in 1576 bij de Waterlanders aan. Nog in hetzelfde jaar bevonden zij zich allebei in de streek aan de Beneden-Rijn waar zij nieuwe aanhangers probeerden te werven.
  • He died on September 14, 1638 in Alkmaar, he was 84 years old.Source 2
  • He is buried on September 17, 1638 in Alkmaar (Grote Kerk).Source 1
  • This information was last updated on September 19, 2023.

Household of Hans de Ries

(1) He is married to Guertje Jansdochter.

They were married in church at Alkmaar.


(2) He is married to Onbekende Vrouw.

They were married in church at Emden, Nedersaksen, Duitsland.Source 3


(3) He is married to Elizabeth Akers van der Does.

They were married in church in the year 1577, he was 23 years old.Source 3

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Sources

  1. www.gameo.org
  2. RKD Explore; www.gameo.org
  3. "Biografisch lexicon voor de geschiedenis van het Nederlands protestantisme"

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