Ulrich Zusemschneider

The murder of Ulrich Zusemschneider as a fresco in the Biberbach pilgrimage church

Memorial, general view

Memorial, text board

Ulrich Zusemschneider (also "Zus a mschneider"; * in Zusmarshausen , Bavaria, † (assassinated) September or October 1632 in Achsheim ) was the 34th Catholic priest in Biberbach .

Ulrich Zusamschneider was ordained a priest in 1609 and looked after the parish in Biberbach (1619–1632) and the parish in Gablingen (1615–1621). His cruel martyrdom is described by Anton Ginther and in the commemorative publication for the 300th anniversary of the Biberbach pilgrimage. At the site of his murder (on Eggelhofer Strasse between Achsheim and Eisenbrechtshofen ) , three crosses are still set up today, as described by Ginther ( 48 ° 29 ′ 12 ″ N , 10 ° 49 ′ 2 ″ E ). In the Biberbach pilgrimage church , two paintings commemorate the pastor of the martyrs : one on the lower western gallery parapet, and a large mural with an inscription on the wall opposite the rear side altar on the right (see illustration). Both pictures show the torture: the priest, tied to a tree, receives the fatal shot from a Swedish soldier. 48.486666666667 10.817222222222

In Biberbach a small road just south of Kirchberg named after Ulrich Zusemschneider (max a mschneiderstraße) in Achsheim a small road close to the torture place.

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^ ^A ^b Anton Ginther : "Relatio SS. Crucifixo in Biberbach." , §. II. Para. 3 in: Currus Israel, et auriga ejus, ducens hominem Christianum per vias rectas, & in sacra scriptura fundatas in coelum . Georg Schlueter and Martin Happach, Augsburg 1717, ed. 1 (Hæc inter RD Udalricus Zuſemſchneider dignisſimus Biberbacenſium Parochus, qui non Mercenarii, ſed fideliſsimi Paſtoris poſt ſe reliquit specimen e reliquit e reliquit e reliquit e latebris calamitati ſuæ quærens remedium, ſed à vertagis proditus, & à Suecis captus, variéque vexatus, tandem petulantis equi caudæ alligatus eſt, à quo per mediam horam miſerrimè ſuper terram raptatus propè, ſacellum tram raptatus propè, ſacellum BVMARIes ere, ſacellum BV odium Orthodoxæ fidei à Suecis militibus ſcolpetorum glandibus occiſus eſt, cæteris parochianis, percuſſo hoc ſuo Paſtore, aut fugâ dilapſis, aut hauſtu Suecico, ut vocant, uſque ad necem vexatis tip in aruſtore).
↑ [Anonymous]: Detailed and complete description of Biberbach, and the pilgrimage of the Heil. Cross there. Moy, Augsburg 1826, chap. 2, § 17, p. 36f ([…] The Swedish troops, who committed various excees, also came to the parish church in Biberbach. They made me the holy image of the cross , violently tore it down from the place where it was erected , dragged it out of the church with wild screams, scorns and curses, smashed it into a hideous white, and threw it out into a field The parishioners present under the church roof to protect themselves and them. He was betrayed, severely mistreated, finally tied to the tail of a horse, dragged quite a distance, and shot at a certain place not far from the chapel at Eggelhofen. He was 13 years old Pastor of Biberbach and a man of implacable change. [...])
^ Stefanie Justus, Wolf-Christian von der Mülbe: Biberbach. Catholic parish and pilgrimage church of St. Jakobus, St. Laurentius and Holy Cross . Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 1997, ISBN 3-7954-1091-6

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SURNAME	Zusemschneider, Ulrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Tailor, Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Biberbacher pastor, murdered by Swedish mercenaries
DATE OF BIRTH	16th century or 17th century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zusmarshausen
DATE OF DEATH	September 1632 or October 1632
Place of death	near Achsheim

[Currus-1] A ^b Anton Ginther : "Relatio SS. Crucifixo in Biberbach." , §. II. Para. 3 in: Currus Israel, et auriga ejus, ducens hominem Christianum per vias rectas, & in sacra scriptura fundatas in coelum . Georg Schlueter and Martin Happach, Augsburg 1717, ed. 1 (Hæc inter RD Udalricus Zuſemſchneider dignisſimus Biberbacenſium Parochus, qui non Mercenarii, ſed fideliſsimi Paſtoris poſt ſe reliquit specimen e reliquit e reliquit e reliquit e latebris calamitati ſuæ quærens remedium, ſed à vertagis proditus, & à Suecis captus, variéque vexatus, tandem petulantis equi caudæ alligatus eſt, à quo per mediam horam miſerrimè ſuper terram raptatus propè, ſacellum tram raptatus propè, ſacellum BVMARIes ere, ſacellum BV odium Orthodoxæ fidei à Suecis militibus ſcolpetorum glandibus occiſus eſt, cæteris parochianis, percuſſo hoc ſuo Paſtore, aut fugâ dilapſis, aut hauſtu Suecico, ut vocant, uſque ad necem vexatis tip in aruſtore).

[Moy1-2] [Anonymous]: Detailed and complete description of Biberbach, and the pilgrimage of the Heil. Cross there. Moy, Augsburg 1826, chap. 2, § 17, p. 36f ([…] The Swedish troops, who committed various excees, also came to the parish church in Biberbach. They made me the holy image of the cross , violently tore it down from the place where it was erected , dragged it out of the church with wild screams, scorns and curses, smashed it into a hideous white, and threw it out into a field The parishioners present under the church roof to protect themselves and them. He was betrayed, severely mistreated, finally tied to the tail of a horse, dragged quite a distance, and shot at a certain place not far from the chapel at Eggelhofen. He was 13 years old Pastor of Biberbach and a man of implacable change. [...])

[Justus-3] Stefanie Justus, Wolf-Christian von der Mülbe: Biberbach. Catholic parish and pilgrimage church of St. Jakobus, St. Laurentius and Holy Cross . Schnell & Steiner, Regensburg 1997, ISBN 3-7954-1091-6