(A.D. 1496–1561) A former Catholic priest in Holland who became a leader in the Dutch and North German Anabaptist communities, which were later called “MennonitesIs the branch of Anabaptism begun by Menno Simons (1496–1561) as a pacifist reaction to the violent Anabaptist revolt in the Dutch city of Münster.... more” because of him.
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