Johann Geiler Von Kaisersberg

Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg (Schaffhausen, March 16, 1445 – Strasbourg March 10, 1510), was a Swiss-born priest, considered one of the greatest of the popular preachers of the 15th century.

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