Jan Luyken's drawing of Utenhoven being buried alive at Vilvoorde in 1597. In the drawing, her head is still above the ground and the priest exhorts her to recant her faith while the executioner stands ready to completely cover her up upon her refusal.
Anna Utenhoven (sometimes Anneken van den Hove[1] or Anna uyt den Hove,[2] 1552 – 17 July 1597) was an Anabaptist woman in the Spanish Netherlands who was martyred for her faith. She was buried alive in 1597, the last person executed for heresy in the Low Countries.[3]
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^Stilma, Astrid (2016). A king translated : the writings of King James VI & I and their interpretation in the Low Countries, 1593-1603. London: Routledge. pp. 44–47. ISBN 978-1-315-56486-9. OCLC 948604224.
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AnnaUtenhoven (sometimes Anneken van den Hove or Anna uyt den Hove, 1552 – 17 July 1597) was an Anabaptist woman in the Spanish Netherlands who was martyred...
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