Josijne (Andriesdr) Vercoilgen (abt. 1546 - abt. 1569)

Born about 1546 in Kortrijk, Vlaanderen [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 9 Mar 1569 at about age 23 in Kortrijk, West-Vlaanderen

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Kortrijk/Courtrai West-Vlaanderen

Biography

Stijntgen Vercoilgen, an Anabaptist martyr, burned at the stake on 22 April 1569, at Kortrijk (Courtrai) in Flanders. Van Braght's Martyrs' Mirror (see image and translation of it below) erroneously gives 9 March 1569, as the execution date. The official name of this martyr was Josyne Andries (dochter), wife of Rougier van Quoilge. Although she had wanted to join the Mennonite congregation of Kortrijk since 1567, she was not baptized until the end of 1568. She was tortured on 1 March 1569, but remained steadfast, and re­fused to name her fellow members. Though infor­mation is scarce, we may conclude that this martyr was well-to-do, since her property was confiscated. During the execution special measures were taken to guard the site, apparently because the magistrates feared intervention from sympathizing spectators."^[1]

Info from book

Stijntgen Vercoilgen Anabaptist martyr and mother of Jan Vercoilgen, was put to death on 9 March 1569 in Kortryk, Vlaenderen.. ^[2]

Stijntgen Vercoilgen, A. D. 1569
As in the time of Ishmael and Isaac, he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit (Gal. 4:29), so it still goes in these latter days. For the ministers of the Roman antichrist imprisoned at Kortrijck, in Flanders, a Godfearing lamb of Christ named Stijntgen Vercoilgen, the mother of Jan Vercoilgen, and after many temptations, she was put to death at said place, in great steadfastness, for the testimony of Jesus, in the year 1569, on the 9th of March, having put off her womanly weakness, and in place of it, by the grace of God, received through the illumination of the Holy Spirit in her heart a manly courage; and testified and sealed the belief of the truth with her death, and blood, as a memorable example to all followers of Christ. ^[3]

Vercoilgen ou Verwilghen (Stijntgen), brûlée, Courtrai, 9 mars 69. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Quote from Article Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Stijntgen Vercoilgen (d. 1569)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 4 Jun 2019.
2. ↑ Het bloedig tooneel, of Martelaers spiegel der Doops-gesinde of weereloose christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe door Tieleman Jansz. van Braght, Hieronymus Sweerts, Jan ten Hoorn, Jan Bouman, en Daniel van den Dalen, 1685 page 388
3. ↑ Translation from the book (see image) from Martyrs Mirror
   Note: Her first name wasn't Sijntgen but Stijntgen according the original book (see image) so corrected it in the translation
4. ↑ Bibliographie des martyrologes Protestants Néerlandais by Rijksuniversiteit te Gent Publication date 1890 Publisher Mart. Nijhoff page 783

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