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Dirk Willems

An etching of a man leaning down to reach another man who has fallen through broken ice. Several bystanders are in the background, as well as a church.
Dirk Willems saves his pursuer in this etching from the 1685 edition of Martyrs Mirror.

Dirk Willems (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)k ˈʋɪləms]; also spelled Durk Willems; died 16 May 1569) was a Dutch Anabaptist martyr most famous for escaping from prison but then turning back to rescue his pursuer – who had fallen through thin ice while chasing Willems – only to be recaptured, tortured, and killed for his beliefs.

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