Clara 't Roen (died 1524, Aalst, Belgium), was a Flemish Lutheran.[1]

In 1524 she was convicted of heresy and burned alive at the Grote Markt, the main square in Aalst, Belgium.

She was the first woman to be executed in the Southern-Netherlands (modern day Belgium) for being a Protestant.[2]

A wheat beer has been named after Clara 't Roen.

In 2020 it was decided the city of Aalst is going to name a street after her name.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Low Countries. Jaargang 15 · dbnl". 2021-02-15. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
  2. ↑ DBNL. "The Low Countries. Jaargang 15 · dbnl". DBNL (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  3. ↑ Redactie (2018-03-08). "Sp.a Aalst pleit voor meer vrouwelijke straatnamen..." Persregiodender.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2021-02-10.
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