Heinrich von Spee

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Heinrich von Spee was a German Jesuit priest, poet, and influential critic of witch trials in the early 17th century.

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instanceOf Catholic priest
Jesuit
critic of witch trials
human
poet
theologian
activeYearsEnd 1635
activeYearsStart 1610
burialPlace Jesuit church in Trier
CautioCriminalisPublicationYear 1631
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth 1591-02-25
dateOfDeath 1635-08-07
educatedAt Jesuit college in Cologne
Jesuit college in Trier
ethnicGroup German
fieldOfWork critique of witch trials
poetry
theology
genre devotional literature
religious poetry
hasFamilyName von Spee NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Heinrich NERFINISHED
hasOccupation confessor
influenced later Enlightenment critics of witch trials
languageOfWorkOrName German
Latin
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Duchy of Jülich-Berg NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath died of plague
memberOf Society of Jesus NERFINISHED
movement Counter-Reformation NERFINISHED
notableFor early opposition to torture in witch trials
influencing later criticism of witch hunts
notableWork Cautio Criminalis NERFINISHED
Trutznachtigall NERFINISHED
occupation Jesuit priest
poet
professor of theology
participantIn Thirty Years' War NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Kaiserswerth NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Trier NERFINISHED
positionHeld professor at the University of Paderborn
professor at the University of Trier
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
TrutznachtigallPublicationYear 1649

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House of Spee hasNotableMember Heinrich von Spee