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Angelus Silesius, OFM ( c. 1624 – 9 July 1677), born Johann Scheffler, was a German Catholic priest, physician, mystic and religious poet. Born and raised a Lutheran, he began to read the works of medieval mystics while studying in the Netherlands and became acquainted with the works of the German mystic Jacob Böhme through Böhme ...
Angelus Silesius (born December 1624, Breslau, Silesia [now Wrocław, Poland]—died July 9, 1677, Breslau) was a religious poet remembered primarily as the author of Der cherubinischer Wandersmann (1674; “The Cherubic Wanderer”), a major work of Roman Catholic mysticism.
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Jul 9, 2018 · Silesius is best remembered for his two volumes of mystical poetry, The Soul’s Spiritual Delight and The Cherubic Pilgrim. Many of his poems consist of epigrammatic rhyming couplets – many later adapted by both Catholic and Protestant hymnists.
Angelus Silesius war ein schlesischer Lyriker, Theologe und Arzt. Seine tiefreligiösen, der Mystik nahestehenden Epigramme werden zu den bedeutendsten lyrischen Werken der Barockliteratur gezählt.
Mar 19, 2023 · Angelus Silesius ( 25 December 1624 – 9 July 1677 ), born Johann Scheffler, also known as the Prophet of the Ineffable, was a German mystic of the Catholic Church, as well as a poet, priest and physician.
Learn about the life and works of Angelus Silesius, a German priest who wrote The Cherubic Pilgrim and The Soul's Spiritual Delight. Explore his views on the relationship between God and man, and his influence on the Christian tradition and the modern mind.
Angelus SILESIUS (Johannes Scheffler), convert, poet, controversialist, the son of a Lutheran Polish nobleman, b. in Breslau in 1624; d. July 9, 1677.
