Chronic Gastro-Duodenal Ulcerative Disease and the Death of Father Stephan Schätzl from Viechtwang (Austria)

Stephan Schätzl was the parish priest of Viechtwang, Upper Austria. He lived in the aftermath of the Peace of Augsburg in a period of schism between Roman Catholics and Lutherans. His portrait, depicted only 6 days before his demise in 1590, shows that he had extreme ante mortem cachexia. Documenta...

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Authors: Nerlich, A. G. (Author) ; Wimmer, J. (Author) ; Asensi, V. (Author) ; Perciaccante, A. (Author) ; Galassi, F. M. (Author) ; Donell, S. T. (Author) ; Bianucci, R. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. 2023
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2023, Volume: 62, Issue: 4, Pages: 2763-2776
Further subjects:B Art and medicine
B Chronic gastro-duodenal ulcerative disease
B "Imitatio Christi"
B Symbolism
B History
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Summary:Stephan Schätzl was the parish priest of Viechtwang, Upper Austria. He lived in the aftermath of the Peace of Augsburg in a period of schism between Roman Catholics and Lutherans. His portrait, depicted only 6 days before his demise in 1590, shows that he had extreme ante mortem cachexia. Documentary sources detailed his life and ill-health and it is proposed that he had chronic gastro-duodenal ulcerative disease which ultimately led his to death.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-023-01762-2