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[[The Netherlands]] | |||
[[Image:Beeldenstorm.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Beeldenstorm.jpg|thumb|right|Beeldenstorm.jpg]] | ||
== General Historical Background == | == General Historical Background == | ||
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== Roman Catholic == | == Roman Catholic == | ||
[[Image:Gesu Pietro chiave.jpg|thumb|left]] | [[Image:Gesu Pietro chiave.jpg|thumb|left|Gesu Pietro chiave.jpg]] | ||
<br> Christ Handing the Keys to St. Peter by Pietro Perugino (1481-82) Fresco, 335 x 550 cm Cappella Sistina, Vatican. | <br> Christ Handing the Keys to St. Peter by Pietro Perugino (1481-82) Fresco, 335 x 550 cm Cappella Sistina, Vatican. | ||
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== Dutch Reformed == | == Dutch Reformed == | ||
[[Image:John Calvin.jpg|thumb|left]] | [[Image:John Calvin.jpg|thumb|left|John Calvin.jpg]] | ||
<br> Johan Calvin (July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564) was a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and was a central developer of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism or Reformed theology. | <br> Johan Calvin (July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564) was a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and was a central developer of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism or Reformed theology. | ||
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== Huguenots (French Protestants or Walloons) == | == Huguenots (French Protestants or Walloons) == | ||
[[Image:Bookstore of the Huguenots in Amsterdam.jpg|thumb|left]] | [[Image:Bookstore of the Huguenots in Amsterdam.jpg|thumb|left|Bookstore of the Huguenots in Amsterdam.jpg]] | ||
<br>Natives of northern France and southern Belgium (known at that time as the Southern Netherlands) who accepted Calvinism were persecuted by Catholics, many of them fleeing to the Northern Netherlands. The oldest Walloon congregation, dating from 1571, is in Middelburg. | <br>Natives of northern France and southern Belgium (known at that time as the Southern Netherlands) who accepted Calvinism were persecuted by Catholics, many of them fleeing to the Northern Netherlands. The oldest Walloon congregation, dating from 1571, is in Middelburg. | ||
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== Doopsgezinden or Mennonites (Anabaptists) == | == Doopsgezinden or Mennonites (Anabaptists) == | ||
[[Image:Menno Simons.jpg|thumb|left]] Menno Simons (1496–1561) was a Protestant Reformer from Friesland, the Netherlands | [[Image:Menno Simons.jpg|thumb|left|Menno Simons.jpg]] Menno Simons (1496–1561) was a Protestant Reformer from Friesland, the Netherlands | ||
Anabaptist doctrines were first preached in Zurich, Switzerland. They spread to southern Germany and then to the Netherlands, where, by 1543, the movement had gained a large following. They were called Mennonites after one of their most influential leaders, Menno Simons. Mennonites believed that only adults should be baptized, so baptism records of infants do not exist. They did keep birth records of those in their congregations. | Anabaptist doctrines were first preached in Zurich, Switzerland. They spread to southern Germany and then to the Netherlands, where, by 1543, the movement had gained a large following. They were called Mennonites after one of their most influential leaders, Menno Simons. Mennonites believed that only adults should be baptized, so baptism records of infants do not exist. They did keep birth records of those in their congregations. | ||
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== Evangelical Lutheran == | == Evangelical Lutheran == | ||
[[Image:Martin Luther.jpg|thumb|left]] | [[Image:Martin Luther.jpg|thumb|left|Martin Luther.jpg]] | ||
<br> Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a German church reformer | <br> Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a German church reformer | ||
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*[[Netherlands, Limburg Parish Register Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Netherlands, Limburg Parish Register Transcripts (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:The_Netherlands]] [[Category:Church_History_By_Country]] [[Category:Huguenots]] | ||