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Date startStart date of the disease. 1508 +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Görlitz
RegionHistorical region(s) Saxony
CountryCurrent country Germany
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims +
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s) Plague
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text Latin
KeywordFurther keyword(s)
last edited 6. 01. 2026 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

A plague hits in Görlitz kills friars, priests and more than 4000 common people

Text originalOriginal text

Anno domini 1508 decem fratres in illo conventu obierunt in peste et unus famulus et decem seculares sacerdotes et ex communi populo utriusque sexus ultra quatuor milia hominum per estatem.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

In the year of our Lord 1508, ten brothers in that convent died in the plague, as well as one servant, ten secular priests, and from the common people of both sexes, more than four thousand individuals during the summer.

References

  1. ^ Kalendarium Necrologium FOM 1839 
  2. ^ Translation by Martin Bauch 

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