# Maerten Zaeywever, Joris Oudkleerkooper, Willem Droogscheerder, Victor And Pieter De Backer, A. D. 1557. 1557 · Historical source Source: Martyrs’ Mirror. Original heading: MAERTEN ZAEYWEVER, JORIS OUDKLEERKOOPER, WILLEM DROOGSCHEERDER, VICTOR AND PIETER DE BACKER, A. D. 1557. Source heading; not independently verified The bloodthirsty constrainers of conscience, not yet satiated, apprehended at Antwerp, in the year 1557, five pious Christians, namely, Maerten Zaeywever, Joris Oudkleerkooper, Willem Droogsheerder, Victor and Pieter de Backer, whom they assailed with many wiles, threats and tortures, in order to rob them of their precious treasure, which they so faithfully kept in earthen vessels, to the honor of God, that it could not be taken from them; on which account the others were so filled with envy, that they inflicted an ignominious death upon them, publicly in the market place; but God will crown them, together with his faithful servants, with great honor and joy, when the others will have to go with shame into everlasting misery. --- Page: http://history.truechristian.church/stories/mm-maerten-zaeywever-joris-oudkleerkooper-willem-droogscheerder-victor-and-pieter-de-backer-a-d-1557/ [Contribute a correction or addition](https://github.com/trueChristian/history.truechristian.church/issues/new?title=Correction%3A+Maerten+Zaeywever%2C+Joris+Oudkleerkooper%2C+Willem+Droogscheerder%2C+Victor+And+Pieter+De+Backer%2C+A.+D.+1557.&body=%23%23+Page+or+topic%0AMaerten+Zaeywever%2C+Joris+Oudkleerkooper%2C+Willem+Droogscheerder%2C+Victor+And+Pieter+De+Backer%2C+A.+D.+1557.%0A%0APage%3A+http%3A%2F%2Fhistory.truechristian.church%2Fstories%2Fmm-maerten-zaeywever-joris-oudkleerkooper-willem-droogscheerder-victor-and-pieter-de-backer-a-d-1557%2F%0A%0ARecord%3A+mm-maerten-zaeywever-joris-oudkleerkooper-willem-droogscheerder-victor-and-pieter-de-backer-a-d-1557%0A%0ADate+currently+shown%3A+1557%0A%0A%23%23+Correction+or+addition%0A%0A%0A%0A%23%23+Sources+and+evidence%0APlease+include+book%2Fpage+references%2C+archive+links%2C+or+first-hand+documentation.%0A%0A%0A%0A%23%23+Image+credit+%28if+applicable%29%0ACreator%2C+source%2C+and+permission+or+public-domain+basis.%0A%0A%0A%0ASubmitted+for+review%3B+this+issue+does+not+publish+changes+automatically.)