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Menno Simons

Dutch theologian, founder of the Mennonites (1496-1561)

  • Fame56.8
  • Momentum16.6
  • Wikipedia6.9K
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Lived 1496–1561, aged 65Netherlands
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    1496–1561
    Aged 65
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Updated 2026-06-10

Menno Simons was a Roman Catholic priest from the Friesland region of the Low Countries who renounced the Catholic Church and became an influential Anabaptist religious leader. Simons was a contemporary of the Protestant Reformers and it is from his name that his followers became known as Mennonites.

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Momentum16.6
Historical22.7
Now attention31.3
Source confidence60.0
Completeness70.0
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