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Fifteenth-century German preacher
- Hans Böhm was a popular fifteenth-century German preacher who gained fame as the “Drummer of Niklashausen” following a vision directing him to advocate greater social equality.
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Böhm was to preach on the sins of the clergy: peasants and pilgrims should not pay rents to them, he would eventually call for their deaths. Böhm was also to promote the abolition of forced labor (slavery), tolls, levies and other payments to the nobles.
Inspired by stories of St. john capistran's success, the unlearned enthusiast began to preach penance. Eventually he demanded revolutionary social changes that were a combination of radical communism and hatred for the clergy and for the authorities. waldensian and huss ite influences, with which his name is linked, hardly touched him directly ...
Jul 19, 2014 · Just after Easter, he publicly burned his drum — his own little vanity — and began preaching in Niklashausen. Maybe the words came from the Beghard, or from the alleged mendicant friar who was rumored to whisper to Hans. Maybe the young man had a natural gift for oratory and a few lucky breaks.
More importantly the Virgin"s apparition told him to preach the virtues of life. Her message was that of social equality. Specifically, Böhm was to preach on the sins of the clergy. Peasants and pilgrims should not pay rents to them and Böhm eventually called for their deaths.
Dec 20, 2023 · Böhm’s preaching grew more adventurous as he attacked the clergy and proclaimed the end of the world. Miracles were attributed to him, and he prophesied a future kingdom based on true sharing...
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Apr 20, 2009 · Hans Böhm was a popular fifteenth-century German preacher who gained fame as the “Drummer of Niklashausen” following a vision directing him to advocate greater social equality. Although his exact date of birth is unknown, Böhm was born in the village of Helmstadt in the south-central region of Germany known as Franconia.
He believed that the Virgin appeared to him, and revealed certain ascetic and extravagant doctrines to him, which about 1476 he began to preach. He soon gained influence among the lower classes by preaching against the vices of priests and princes, and against Purgatory.
