Monthly Archives: December 2019

The adoration of the shepherds

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Wilhelm Weber

In 1562 Caspar Niemegk died. He was but 45 years old. He left behind his childless wife Anna. She commissioned Lucas Cranach the Younger to paint an epitaph for her husband, which would comfort her by pointing out the true … Continue reading →

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+ Frohe Weihnachten + ein gesegnetes neues Jahr 2020 +

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Wilhelm Weber

Kommt und lasst uns Christus ehren, Herz und Sinnen zu ihm kehren; singet fröhlich, lasst euch hören, wertes Volk der Christenheit. Sünd und Hölle mag sich grämen, Tod und Teufel mag sich schämen; wir, die unser Heil annehmen, werfen allen … Continue reading →

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