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Execution of Munster Anabaptists

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Execution of Munster Anabaptists

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Name: Execution of the Münster Anabaptist Leaders in the Prinzipalmarkt
Author: Georg Berger
Date: 1605
Medium: Pen and ink drawing
Size: n/a
Location: from Contrafactur der Osnabrücker Bischöfe
Photo by: STBR
Copyright: Public Domain
Permalink: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/MuensterHinrichtungTaeufer.jpg
Description: In January 1536, the Münster Anabaptist Leaders John of Leiden, Bernhard Knipperdolling and Bernhard Krechting were tortured and executed in the Münster marketplace. Their bodies were exhibited in cages, which hung from the steeple of St. Lambert's Church.

Image 2

Name: The Cages of Executed Anabaptist Leaders 
Author: n/a
Location: St Lambert Church, Münster
Photo by: Rüdiger Wolk
Date: 2006
Copyright: CC BY-SA 2.5 (Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 Generic).
Permalink: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMuenster_Lamberti_Koerbe_6428.jpg
Description: The bodies of the Münster Anabaptist Leaders John of Leiden, Bernhard Knipperdolling and Bernhard Krechting were exhibited in three cages that were hung from the steeple of St. Lambert's Church. The bones were removed later, but the original cages are still there.