Angelus Silesius
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Image source
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Johannes_Scheffler.jpg
Basic data
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Scheffler, Johannes Real Name
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December 25, 1624 in Breslau
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†July 9, 1677 in Breslau
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Arzt, Theologe, Dichter
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Oels, Breslau
Iconography
![Protestant authorities attacked and denounced Silesius in print for his Catholic and mystical beliefs, as with this caricature from the Wohlverdientes Kapitel (1664) depicting him as a peddler of potions, rosaries, gambling cards and dice, spectacles, and other immoral wares.[7] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Silesius_Caricature_1664.jpg "Protestant authorities attacked and denounced Silesius in print for his Catholic and mystical beliefs, as with this caricature from the Wohlverdientes Kapitel (1664) depicting him as a peddler of potions, rosaries, gambling cards and dice, spectacles, and other immoral wares.[7] (Source: Wikimedia)")
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Biographical information from the WeGA
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