Angelus Silesius, OFM, born Johann Scheffler, was a German Catholic priest, physician, mystic and religious poet. Wikipedia
Born: December 25, 1624, Wrocław, Poland
Died: July 9, 1677 (age 52 years), Wrocław, Poland
Parents: Stanislaus Scheffler and Maria Hennemann
Notable work: Heilige Seelen-Lust (1657); Cherubinischer Wandersmann (1657); Ecclesiologia (1677)