Sänger or Singerin, Maria Renata, defendant, 1749
Scope and Contents
Autograph document signed, containing: "Ratione Corporis Delicti," a brief of the case against her (leaves numbered 1-3). Three lists of questions to be asked of her (leaves numbered 4-6). Part of her examination and confession, dated February 5, 1749, and signed in her hand "Soror Maria Renata Sengerin de Mossau" (leaf numbered 7). Legal briefs discussing her alleged crimes, plus accounts of her secular trial and execution (leaves numbered 8-13). Sister Maria Renata von Mossau was a Bavarian nun at the convent of Unterzell, who was executed for heresy, witch craft, apostasy and satanism, one of the last people executed for these charges in Europe, in Würzburg in June 1749.
Dates
- 1749
Creator
- From the Collection: Bekker, Balthasar, 1634-1698. (Person)
- From the Collection: Löher, Hermann, active active 1676. (Person)
- From the Collection: Loos, Cornelius, approximately 1546-1595. (Person)
- From the Collection: White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918. (Person)
- From the Collection: Burr, George Lincoln, 1857-1938. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in Latin, German, Dutch, French, and English.
Extent
3.7 cubic feet. (3.7 cubic feet.)
Physical Description
35 leaves
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
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