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Cordula Wöhler
Cordula Wöhler, later Cordula Schmid, pseudonym Cordula Peregrina (17 June 1845 – 6 February 1916) was a German author of Christian poetry and hymns, whose " Segne du, Maria" is among the most popular Marian hymns in the Germanosphere. Wöhler wrote the poem after she, the daughter of a Lutheran pastor in Lichtenhagen, announced that she was converting to Catholicism, only to be expelled from her parental home and disowned by her family. Wöhler then moved to Austria-Hungary and became a recognised poet and author of Christian literature. Life Born in Malchin, Mecklenburg, Cordula Wöhler was the oldest daughter of (1814–1884) and his wife Cordula née Banck (1822–1900). When she was born, her father, a Lutheran theologian, was head of a school in Malchin. Her mother was the daughter of a merchant from Stralsund. When her father took office as pastor in Lichtenhagen near Rostock in 1856, she found a 15th-century Pietà in the . Impressed by the sculpture, she develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malchin
Malchin () is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district), Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in north-eastern Germany. History The name of the town is of Slavic origin. It was granted town rights in 1236. During World War II, in February 1945, a German-perpetrated The March (1945), death march of Allies of World War II, Allied prisoners-of-war from the Stalag XX-B German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II, POW camp passed through the town. The former municipality Duckow was merged into Malchin in January 2019. Sights It offers some notable landmarks, such as two Brick Gothic town gates, a medieval defense tower, the Gothic town church of St. John and the Neo Baroque town hall. Notable people * Joachim Christian Timm (1734-1805 in Malchin), a German apothecary & mayor of Malchin * Siegfried Marcus (1831-1898), inventor, made the first petrol-powered vehicle in 1864 * Cordula Wöhler (1845–1916), writer and hymnwriter * Hans- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
