Brixen
(now Bressanone)
Alto Adige (Südtirol),
Italy
| Books behind this page:
Martyrs Mirror by Thieleman J. van Braght
The Radical Reformation by George H. Williams
| Links:
Brixen Tourist Office

1524

September 1524
Mathias Messerschmied was imprisoned by the bishop for spreading heretical ideas.

1525

12 January 1525
Mathias Messerschmied was released from prison. He headed for Augsburg.
May-August 1525
Michael Gaismair, a leader in the Peasants War, ruled here during this 4-month period.

1527

January 1527
A wandering preacher named Wolfl was arrested here and interrogated. Wolfl originally came from the Sarn Valley north of Bozen, where he worked as a herdsman.


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