The Martyrs of Alkmaar ( nl, Martelaren van Alkmaar) were a group of 5

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clerics, secular and religious, who were hanged on 24 June 1572 in the town of

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 km north of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. The ...

by militant Dutch

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during the 16th-century religious wars—specifically, the

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against Spanish rule, which developed into the

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. These atrocities were inflicted by the Calvinist leader,

Diederik Sonoy Diederik Sonoy or Snoey ( Kalkar (Duchy of Cleves), 1529 - Pieterburen, 2 June 1597) was a leader of the Geuzen during the Eighty Years' War. Biography Diderick Sonoy was born about 1529 in the Duchy of Cleves, but afterwards resided mostly in ...

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# Daniël van Arendonk # Hadrianus van Gouda # Cornelis van Diest # Johannes van Naarden # Lodewijk Voets (also known by his

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name Ludovicus Boethuis) Engelbert Terburg, a

lay brother Lay brother is a largely extinct term referring to religious brothers, particularly in the Catholic Church, who focused upon manual service and secular matters, and were distinguished from choir monks or friars in that they did not pray in choir, ...

of the Franciscan monastery outside Alkmaar, was transferred by Sonoy to the village of

Ransdorp Ransdorp is a village in the province of North Holland, Netherlands, part of the municipality of Amsterdam. It lies about 7 km northeast of the city centre, in the Landelijk Noord district. Ransdorp is a part of the borough ( Dutch: ''sta ...

, near Amsterdam, where he was hanged on 11 August 1572 after being subjected to

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Bibliography

On the Alkmaar martyrs, see Willibrord Lampen, “De martyribus Alcmariensibus P. Daniele ab Arendonck et sociis O.F.M.,” ''Archivum Franciscanum Historicum'', 16 (1923), 453–468; and 17 (1924), 13–29, 169–182; W. Nolet, “De historische waarheid aangaande de Alkmaarsche martelaren,” ''Studia Catholica'', 5 (1928–1929), 171–199; Willibrord Lampen, “De dienaar Gods P. Daniel van Arendonk O. F. M., martelaar van Alkmaar”. ''Brabantia'', 4 (1955), 65–72. {{Subject bar , portal2= Biography , portal3= Catholicism , portal4= Netherlands 16th-century births 1572 deaths Lists of Christian martyrs Dutch Roman Catholic saints Eighty Years' War (1566–1609) History of South Holland Martyred groups Deaths by hanging 16th-century Christian saints 16th-century Roman Catholic martyrs Martyred Roman Catholic priests 1572 in Europe Alkmaar

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