Johann Rasser
Johann Rasser (* around 1535 in Ensisheim ; † September 1594 in Enschingen ) was a poet and Alsatian Catholic priest .
He worked as a pastor in Colmar , Rappoltsweiler and mainly in Ensisheim and devoted himself to counter-Reformation efforts. In Ensisheim he founded a Jesuit school . He has also written two comedies and a collection of sermons.
literature
- Ernst Martin : Rasser, Johannes . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 27, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1888, p. 332 f.
- Jürgen Bücking: Johann Rasser [circa 1535 to 1594] and the Counter Reformation in Upper Alsace . Aschendorff, Münster 1970.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rasser, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Poet and Alsatian Catholic pastor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1535 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ensisheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 1594 |
| Place of death | Enschingen |