Menno Simons
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Menno Simons was a 16th-century Dutch religious leader and former Catholic priest who became a prominent Anabaptist reformer and the spiritual namesake of the Mennonite movement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Menno Simons canonical | 12 |
| Menno | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Menno Simons Context triple: [Mennonites, namedAfter, Menno Simons]
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Jacobus Arminius
Jacobus Arminius was a Dutch Reformed theologian whose views on free will and predestination gave rise to the theological movement known as Arminianism.
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Martin Bucer
Martin Bucer was a leading 16th-century Protestant Reformer from Strasbourg known for his efforts to mediate between different branches of the Reformation and influence figures like John Calvin.
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William Ames
William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
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Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
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E.
John Calvin
John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Menno Simons Target entity description: Menno Simons was a 16th-century Dutch religious leader and former Catholic priest who became a prominent Anabaptist reformer and the spiritual namesake of the Mennonite movement.
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A.
Jacobus Arminius
Jacobus Arminius was a Dutch Reformed theologian whose views on free will and predestination gave rise to the theological movement known as Arminianism.
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B.
Martin Bucer
Martin Bucer was a leading 16th-century Protestant Reformer from Strasbourg known for his efforts to mediate between different branches of the Reformation and influence figures like John Calvin.
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C.
William Ames
William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
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D.
Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
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E.
John Calvin
John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anabaptist leader
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Christian theologian ⓘ former Roman Catholic priest ⓘ human ⓘ religious reformer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1496 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Habsburg Netherlands
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Witmarsum, Friesland ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Mennonite churches worldwide ⓘ |
| convertedTo |
Radical Reformation
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surface form:
Anabaptism
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfConversion | c. 1536 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1561-01-31 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Duchy of Holstein
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Wüstenfelde, near Oldesloe ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Roman Catholic clergy training (late medieval Catholic Church) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch ⓘ |
| familyName | Simons ⓘ |
| givenName |
Menno Simons
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Menno
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| hasPartIn | Mennonite confessional and devotional tradition ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mennonites
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch Anabaptists
Mennonites ⓘ
surface form:
Mennonite Church
peace church traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of nonviolence and pacifism
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church discipline and community of goods ideals ⓘ emphasis on believers’ baptism ⓘ teaching separation from the world ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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Low German ⓘ |
| mainWork |
Foundation of Christian Doctrine
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Reply to Gellius Faber ⓘ The New Birth ⓘ |
| movement |
Radical Reformation
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surface form:
Anabaptism
Radical Reformation ⓘ |
| name | Menno Simons self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the spiritual namesake of the Mennonites
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leadership in the early Anabaptist movement ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | at least 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
priest
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theologian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Roman Catholic priest in Witmarsum ⓘ |
| religion |
Radical Reformation
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surface form:
Anabaptism
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Gertrude ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
adult believers’ baptism only
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emphasis on discipleship and holy living ⓘ rejection of bearing the sword and military service ⓘ rejection of infant baptism ⓘ rejection of oath-taking ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Friesland
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Netherlands ⓘ Northern Germany ⓘ |
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Subject: Menno Simons Description of subject: Menno Simons was a 16th-century Dutch religious leader and former Catholic priest who became a prominent Anabaptist reformer and the spiritual namesake of the Mennonite movement.
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