Anneke Esaiasdochter

Anna Jansz (. Well: Anneken Jans, Anneke Jansz, Anneke Janszdr, Anneke Esaiasdochter, Anneken Jans uyt the Briel or Anneke van Rotterdam; * 1509 or 1510 in Brielle, † January 24, 1539 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) was a martyr of the Anabaptist movement and wrote the Anabaptist trombone song.

Life

Anna Jansz came from a wealthy family from Brielle, who lived on the Dutch island Putten. She was married Arent Jansz. The end of 1533 reached Gerrit Boekbinder and Johann Bockelson, who later became known as King of the Anabaptist kingdom of Munster, after putting. Their work led to the founding of a Baptist church. In February or March 1534 Anna and Gerrit Jansz were Meynaart van Emden, a trailer Bockelson baptized. She must have been old at the time of their baptism 23 or 24 years. Only a short time later sat on putting a persecution of the young community. Many Anabaptists fled in June 1534 by the island. Among them was the husband of Anna, who went into exile in England.

Anna Jansz remained. By the fall of 1538 she was able to escape the snares by the authorities and even grant other Anabaptists, including David Joris, in their house temporary refuge. During this time Jansz wrote the so-called trumpet song " Ick Hoorde de Basuyne blow ". The shaped by the apocalyptic - revolutionary mood at the rebellion of Munster and the storming of the Amsterdam City Hall song has the character of an Anabaptist anthem that salvation and liberation from oppression promises to the faithful, the rulers, however, predicts a bloody end.

In November 1538 Jansz made ​​suspicious by singing a song Anabaptist. She was arrested, spent as a prisoner to Rotterdam, where he was tortured and sentenced to death by drowning. On January 24, 1539 it is on the way to her execution, that of her entire inheritance promised was willing to adopt her 15 months old son. The stories say a baker announced and promised to raise the child as his own. Anna Jansz son Esaias de Lind was brewer and later mayor of Rotterdam. He was also Anna's Spiritual Testament, which is delivered together with her trumpet song in David Joris ' song collection Een Geesteliick Song t Boecken. Her story was as a 18 song input in the Anabaptist hymnal paragon and to have been already sung a few months after the appearance of the hymnal on the streets of Hamburg.

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