8 April 1629 A.D. Dr. Willem Teelinck Passes—Dutch Theologian & Pastor
8 April 1629 A.D. Dr. Willem Teelinck Passes—Dutch Theologian & Pastor Willem Teellinck From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Willem Teellinck (January 4, 1579, Zierikzee – April 8, 1629, Middelburg ) was an influential Dutch pastor during the Further Reformation in the Netherlands. Contents 1 Biography 2 Ministry 3 Works 4 Sources 5 References 6 External links Biography Willem was born to Joost Teellinck, a mayor of Zierikzee, and Johanna de Jonge in 1579. His father died when he was 15. Willem received an excellent education. He studied at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and then received a doctorate from the University of Poitiers in France. He then lived among the Puritans in England for a time. It was at this time that he became a Calvinist. In England Willem met Martha Greendon. She was a Puritan woman, and the two were married. It was while in England that Willem also decided to become a minister and give up the pu...