Menno Simons Cleric

Menno Simons (1496 – 31 January 1561) was an Anabaptist religious leader from the Friesland region of the Low Countries. Simons was a contemporary of the Protestant Reformers and his followers became known as Mennonites. "Menno Simons" (/ˈmɛnoː ˈsimɔns/) is the Dutch version of his name; the Frisian version is Minne Simens (/ˈmɪnə ˈsimn̩s/), the possessive "s" creating a patronym meaning "Minne, son of Simen". (cf. the English/Scandinavian family names Johnson, Petersen, Olafsson, etc.)

Personal facts

Birth date	January 01, 1496
Birth place	Low Countries , Witmarsum Friesland
Religion	Anabaptists Catholic Church
Date of death	January 31, 1561
Place of death	Germany , Holstein , W%C3%BCsterfelde