Herman Langelius (1614 – 1666), was a Dutch Protestant minister known best today for his portrait by Frans Hals.
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Biography
editHe was born in Haarlem but was first called to Rotterdam. In 1654 he became bible corrector in Leiden along with L. Vinckius and Henricus Rulaeus. He later became a preacher in Amsterdam and was featured after his death there in a 12-page sermon called Last hours of Rivet, Bassecourt, Langelius and Landtman., by the Amsterdam preacher Casparus de Carpentier.
References
edit- Herman Langelius in Amsterdam, in zyne opkomst, aanwas, geschiedenissen, voorregten ..., Volume 2, by Jan Wagenaar
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