Adrian Hamsted

Adrian Hamsted was the eponymous Dutch founder of the sect of Adrianists.

He was born at Dordrecht in 1524; died at Bruges in 1581. We know nothing of his personal history, and very little concerning the short-lived sect to which he gave his name. The Adrianists, who were mostly women, professed in general the Protestant doctrines of the Anabaptists; but what their specific beliefs were cannot be ascertained. Charges of immorality have been named against them, but have never been proved.

Sources

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Adrian Hamsted". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.