Heinrich Voes

Hendrik Vos, also Hinrich Voes († July 1, 1523 in Brussels) together with Johann van Esschen, was the first martyr of the Reformation.

Life

Vos belonged to the Augustinian Order in Antwerp. After the local provost, Henry of Zutphen, on September 29, 1522 arrested for preaching the Reformation and the monastery had been torn down, several Augustinian were detained. Vos and van Esschen stuck to their convictions and were sentenced to death by fire at the stake. The sentence was carried out on 1 July in Brussels in 1523.

When Martin Luther learned of this, he wrote a new song we are raising.

Remembrance

July 1 in the Protestant calendar name.

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