# Two Young Girls, About A. D. 1550.

c. 1550 · Historical source

Source: Martyrs’ Mirror. Original heading: TWO YOUNG GIRLS, ABOUT A. D. 1550.

Source heading; not independently verified

TWO YOUNG GIRLS LED TO EXECUTION.

About the year 1550, it happened in the bishopric
of Bamberg, that two young girls espoused and
received Christ by faith, were baptized upon their
faith, according to the doctrine of Christ, and arising
from sin, sought to walk in newness of life with
Christ. On this account the antichristians sought
483
to hinder them in this good resolution, and to
quench their good intention as much as lay in their
power. They therefore cast these two young lambs
into prison, where they tortured them with great
severity, and sought also with other unchristian
means to cause them to apostatize; but as they
were firmly built upon Christ, they remained faithful
and steadfast during the entire trial. Col. 2:7;
Rev. 2:10. Hence, the authorities, who herein
generally follow the advice of the false prophets,
condemned them to death; at which they were joyful
and undaunted. When they were led out to
execution, their persecutors, by way of reproach
and mockery, placed wreaths of straw upon their
heads; whereupon one said to the other: “Since
the Lord Christ wore a crown of thorns for us, why
should not we wear these crowns of straw in honor
of him? the faithful God shall for this place a beautiful
golden crown and glorious wreath upon our
heads.” Thus these two young branches armed
themselves with patience, according to the example
of their Captain Jesus, remained faithful unto death,
died steadfastly, and obtained, through grace, the
glorious crown with God in heaven.

To these girls their adversaries accord the praise,
that they died quite undauntedly and steadfastly,
and that they had the true foundation and ground
of the Christian faith in their Redeemer Christ Jesus,
whom they openly confessed, and called upon in
their distress, wherein they steadfastly died with a
firm hope; so that doubts were entertained among
their adversaries, as to whether they themselves
were not in greater error before God, than these
young girls, though they were Anabaptists.

He that wishes may read, with regard to this
account, Johannes Manlius, printed at Frankfort,
A. D. 1550.

![Illustration from Martyrs’ Mirror](/sources/martyrs-mirror/images/i0979.jpg)



---

Page: http://history.truechristian.church/stories/mm-two-young-girls-about-a-d-1550/

[Contribute a correction or addition](https://github.com/trueChristian/history.truechristian.church/issues/new?title=Correction%3A+Two+Young+Girls%2C+About+A.+D.+1550.&body=%23%23+Page+or+topic%0ATwo+Young+Girls%2C+About+A.+D.+1550.%0A%0APage%3A+http%3A%2F%2Fhistory.truechristian.church%2Fstories%2Fmm-two-young-girls-about-a-d-1550%2F%0A%0ARecord%3A+mm-two-young-girls-about-a-d-1550%0A%0ADate+currently+shown%3A+c.+1550%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.)