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Snapshot: three cages

three cages
  • User: sarastro
  • GigaPan: Lambertikirche Muenster
  • Name: three cages
  • Description:

    St Lambert's Church (1375), with three cages hanging from its tower above the clock face. In 1535 these cages were used to display the corpses of Jan van Leiden and other leaders of the Münster Rebellion, who promoted polygamy and renunciation of all property.

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  • Created at: 2009-03-04 22:04:40 -0500
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  • Peter

    Peter (March 04, 2009, 11:23PM )

    St Lambert's Church Description (Local Name: Lambertikirche) At the north end of the Prinzipalmarkt in Münster stands the magnificent St Lambert's Church (Lambertikirche; 14th-15th c.). On the west tower are the three iron cages in which the bodies of the Anabaptists Johann von Leyden, Knipperdollinck and Krechting were displayed in 1536.