Dominikus
Schleupner (Sleupner, Schlaupner)

Dr. theol., Protestant theologian, * Neisse/Silesia – † February 3, 1547 Nuremberg, grave no. 802 in the Rochus Cemetery, epitaph dated 1547. Son of Nicolaus, goldsmith. ∞ I) February 20, 1525 Dorothea († August 22, 1527), daughter of Georg Schmidmaier, one son; II) December 11, 1527 Margaretha († 1541), sister of the council consultant Johann Appel, four sons. 1506 notary of the episcopal chancellery in Breslau, 1513 canon of the Church of the Holy Cross, 1516 canon of the cathedral church in Breslau, cantor, and episcopal councilor. 1519 matriculated in Wittenberg; 1521 in Leipzig. In 1522, on Luther's recommendation, he became a preacher at St. Sebaldus Church in Nuremberg. From 1533, he became a preacher at St. Catherine's Church because he "was said to be unenjoyable to hear in his preaching." Together with fellow preachers Andreas Osiander and Thomas Venatorius, he wrote Reformation manifestos. In 1525, he delivered the opening address at the Religious Colloquium in Nuremberg. In 1528, he collaborated on the drafting of the so-called Schwabach Visitation Articles. From 1530, he was involved in the drafting of the church order (Brandenburg-Nuremberg Church Order of 1533). Panzer recorded his portrait.

References: ADB; NDB; Will, GL III, p. 526 and VIII, p. 81f.; Dipt. Seb. 1756, p. 1; Schornbaum, 1949, nos. 754 and 756; Simon, Pfb. No. 1211; KDM Nuremberg, 1977; Pilz, 1984, p. 181; Zahn, DI-N No. 605; City Encyclopedia 2000.

(quoted from the Nuremberg Artists' Encyclopedia, edited by Manfred H. Grieb)