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1508-09-05-Görlitz

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Date startStart date of the disease. 1508-09-5 +
Date endEnd date of the disease. 1508-09-6 +
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.

Two more people die in Görlitz during an outbreak of plague.

Text originalOriginal text

1508 obijt fr. nicolaus pistoris predic. et confes. in peste. Sequenti die obiit utilis frater Cristoferus laicus etiam in peste.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

In the year 1508 the friar Nikolaus Becker, a preacher and confessor, died from plague. The next day, the lay brother Christopher died from plague.

References

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

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