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Location in the burial ground
Grave 113:
- Upper epitaph for Valentin Dretzel, 1578
Inscription: Valentin Dretzel and his heirs, may God have mercy on them. 1578.
For the inscription, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (The Inscriptions of the Cemeteries of St. Johannis, St. Rochus and Wöhrd in Nuremberg), Munich 1972, p. 341, No. 1329.
- Lower epitaph for Ursula, wife of Benedikt Fels, 1527
Inscription: 1527 Jar Am 16 tag Januarij starb die erber frau Vrsula benadick felsin de(r) got gnad.
For the inscription and description of the coats of arms, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg, Munich 1972, p. 49, no. 202.
Coat of arms for Benedikt Fels: V with an inscribed B, flanked by two six-pointed stars.
As early as February 25, 1527, the sugarmaker Benedikt Fels (d. Sept. 1552) married Anna Greffin (d. 1556) in St. Sebald Church as his second wife. The two escutcheons represent the sugarmaker's two wives, Ursula (house mark) and Anna (two diagonal stakes on a three-peaked hill, a bricklayer's hammer in the chief).
In 1534, Benedikt Fels acquired the house at Hauptmarkt 5, where he lived until his death. Valentin Dretzel was mentioned as its owner in 1568.
Location: Nuremberg, Rochus Cemetery, grave number 113
photo 2024, Theo Noll
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View from above with grave number at the bottom left
Grave 113:
- Upper epitaph for Valentin Dretzel, 1578
Inscription: Valentin Dretzel and his heirs, may God have mercy on them. 1578.
For the inscription, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (The Inscriptions of the Cemeteries of St. Johannis, St. Rochus and Wöhrd in Nuremberg), Munich 1972, p. 341, No. 1329.
- Lower epitaph for Ursula, wife of Benedikt Fels, 1527
Inscription: 1527 Jar Am 16 tag Januarij starb die erber frau Vrsula benadick felsin de(r) got gnad.
For the inscription and description of the coats of arms, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg, Munich 1972, p. 49, no. 202.
Coat of arms for Benedikt Fels: V with an inscribed B, flanked by two six-pointed stars.
As early as February 25, 1527, the sugarmaker Benedikt Fels (d. Sept. 1552) married Anna Greffin (d. 1556) in St. Sebald Church as his second wife. The two escutcheons represent the sugarmaker's two wives, Ursula (house mark) and Anna (two diagonal stakes on a three-peaked hill, a bricklayer's hammer in the chief).
In 1534, Benedikt Fels acquired the house at Hauptmarkt 5, where he lived until his death. Valentin Dretzel was mentioned as its owner in 1568.
Location: Nuremberg, Rochus Cemetery, grave number 113
photo 2024, Theo Noll
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Upper epitaph for Valentin Dretzel, inscription and coat of arms medallion, 1578
Grave 113:
- Upper epitaph for Valentin Dretzel, 1578
Inscription: Valentin Dretzel and his heirs, may God have mercy on them. 1578.
For the inscription, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (The Inscriptions of the Cemeteries of St. Johannis, St. Rochus and Wöhrd in Nuremberg), Munich 1972, p. 341, No. 1329.
- Lower epitaph for Ursula, wife of Benedikt Fels, 1527
Inscription: 1527 Jar Am 16 tag Januarij starb die erber frau Vrsula benadick felsin de(r) got gnad.
For the inscription and description of the coats of arms, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg, Munich 1972, p. 49, no. 202.
Coat of arms for Benedikt Fels: V with an inscribed B, flanked by two six-pointed stars.
As early as February 25, 1527, the sugarmaker Benedikt Fels (d. Sept. 1552) married Anna Greffin (d. 1556) in St. Sebald Church as his second wife. The two escutcheons represent the sugarmaker's two wives, Ursula (house mark) and Anna (two diagonal stakes on a three-peaked hill, a bricklayer's hammer in the chief).
In 1534, Benedikt Fels acquired the house at Hauptmarkt 5, where he lived until his death. Valentin Dretzel was mentioned as its owner in 1568.
Location: Nuremberg, Rochus Cemetery, grave number 113
photo 2024, Theo Noll
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Upper epitaph for Valentin Dretzel, coat of arms medallion, 1578
Grave 113:
- Upper epitaph for Valentin Dretzel, 1578
Inscription: Valentin Dretzel and his heirs, may God have mercy on them. 1578.
For the inscription, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (The Inscriptions of the Cemeteries of St. Johannis, St. Rochus and Wöhrd in Nuremberg), Munich 1972, p. 341, No. 1329.
- Lower epitaph for Ursula, wife of Benedikt Fels, 1527
Inscription: 1527 Jar Am 16 tag Januarij starb die erber frau Vrsula benadick felsin de(r) got gnad.
For the inscription and description of the coats of arms, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg, Munich 1972, p. 49, no. 202.
Coat of arms for Benedikt Fels: V with an inscribed B, flanked by two six-pointed stars.
As early as February 25, 1527, the sugarmaker Benedikt Fels (d. Sept. 1552) married Anna Greffin (d. 1556) in St. Sebald Church as his second wife. The two escutcheons represent the sugarmaker's two wives, Ursula (house mark) and Anna (two diagonal stakes on a three-peaked hill, a bricklayer's hammer in the chief).
In 1534, Benedikt Fels acquired the house at Hauptmarkt 5, where he lived until his death. Valentin Dretzel was mentioned as its owner in 1568.
Location: Nuremberg, Rochus Cemetery, grave number 113
photo 2024, Theo Noll
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Upper epitaph for Valentin Dretzel, inscription and coat of arms medallion, 1578, side view
Grave 113:
- Upper epitaph for Valentin Dretzel, 1578
Inscription: Valentin Dretzel and his heirs, may God have mercy on them. 1578.
For the inscription, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (The Inscriptions of the Cemeteries of St. Johannis, St. Rochus and Wöhrd in Nuremberg), Munich 1972, p. 341, No. 1329.
- Lower epitaph for Ursula, wife of Benedikt Fels, 1527
Inscription: 1527 Jar Am 16 tag Januarij starb die erber frau Vrsula benadick felsin de(r) got gnad.
For the inscription and description of the coats of arms, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg, Munich 1972, p. 49, no. 202.
Coat of arms for Benedikt Fels: V with an inscribed B, flanked by two six-pointed stars.
As early as February 25, 1527, the sugarmaker Benedikt Fels (d. Sept. 1552) married Anna Greffin (d. 1556) in St. Sebald Church as his second wife. The two escutcheons represent the sugarmaker's two wives, Ursula (house mark) and Anna (two diagonal stakes on a three-peaked hill, a bricklayer's hammer in the chief).
In 1534, Benedikt Fels acquired the house at Hauptmarkt 5, where he lived until his death. Valentin Dretzel was mentioned as its owner in 1568.
Location: Nuremberg, Rochus Cemetery, grave number 113
photo 2024, Theo Noll
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Upper epitaph for Valentin Dretzel, coat of arms medallion, 1578, side view
Grave 113:
- Upper epitaph for Valentin Dretzel, 1578
Inscription: Valentin Dretzel and his heirs, may God have mercy on them. 1578.
For the inscription, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (The Inscriptions of the Cemeteries of St. Johannis, St. Rochus and Wöhrd in Nuremberg), Munich 1972, p. 341, No. 1329.
- Lower epitaph for Ursula, wife of Benedikt Fels, 1527
Inscription: 1527 Jar Am 16 tag Januarij starb die erber frau Vrsula benadick felsin de(r) got gnad.
For the inscription and description of the coats of arms, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg, Munich 1972, p. 49, no. 202.
Coat of arms for Benedikt Fels: V with an inscribed B, flanked by two six-pointed stars.
As early as February 25, 1527, the sugarmaker Benedikt Fels (d. Sept. 1552) married Anna Greffin (d. 1556) in St. Sebald Church as his second wife. The two escutcheons represent the sugarmaker's two wives, Ursula (house mark) and Anna (two diagonal stakes on a three-peaked hill, a bricklayer's hammer in the chief).
In 1534, Benedikt Fels acquired the house at Hauptmarkt 5, where he lived until his death. Valentin Dretzel was mentioned as its owner in 1568.
Location: Nuremberg, Rochus Cemetery, grave number 113
photo 2024, Theo Noll
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Upper epitaph for Valentin Dretzel, inscription and coat of arms medallion, 1578, oblique view
Grave 113:
- Upper epitaph for Valentin Dretzel, 1578
Inscription: Valentin Dretzel and his heirs, may God have mercy on them. 1578.
For the inscription, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (The Inscriptions of the Cemeteries of St. Johannis, St. Rochus and Wöhrd in Nuremberg), Munich 1972, p. 341, No. 1329.
- Lower epitaph for Ursula, wife of Benedikt Fels, 1527
Inscription: 1527 Jar Am 16 tag Januarij starb die erber frau Vrsula benadick felsin de(r) got gnad.
For the inscription and description of the coats of arms, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg, Munich 1972, p. 49, no. 202.
Coat of arms for Benedikt Fels: V with an inscribed B, flanked by two six-pointed stars.
As early as February 25, 1527, the sugarmaker Benedikt Fels (d. Sept. 1552) married Anna Greffin (d. 1556) in St. Sebald Church as his second wife. The two escutcheons represent the sugarmaker's two wives, Ursula (house mark) and Anna (two diagonal stakes on a three-peaked hill, a bricklayer's hammer in the chief).
In 1534, Benedikt Fels acquired the house at Hauptmarkt 5, where he lived until his death. Valentin Dretzel was mentioned as its owner in 1568.
Location: Nuremberg, Rochus Cemetery, grave number 113
photo 2024, Theo Noll
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Epitaph for Ursula, wife of Benedikt Fels, 1527
Grave 113:
- Upper epitaph for Valentin Dretzel, 1578
Inscription: Valentin Dretzel and his heirs, may God have mercy on them. 1578.
For the inscription, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (The Inscriptions of the Cemeteries of St. Johannis, St. Rochus and Wöhrd in Nuremberg), Munich 1972, p. 341, No. 1329.
- Lower epitaph for Ursula, wife of Benedikt Fels, 1527
Inscription: 1527 Jar Am 16 tag Januarij starb die erber frau Vrsula benadick felsin de(r) got gnad.
For the inscription and description of the coats of arms, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg, Munich 1972, p. 49, no. 202.
Coat of arms for Benedikt Fels: V with an inscribed B, flanked by two six-pointed stars.
As early as February 25, 1527, the sugarmaker Benedikt Fels (d. Sept. 1552) married Anna Greffin (d. 1556) in St. Sebald Church as his second wife. The two escutcheons represent the sugarmaker's two wives, Ursula (house mark) and Anna (two diagonal stakes on a three-peaked hill, a bricklayer's hammer in the chief).
In 1534, Benedikt Fels acquired the house at Hauptmarkt 5, where he lived until his death. Valentin Dretzel was mentioned as its owner in 1568.
Location: Nuremberg, Rochus Cemetery, grave number 113
photo 2024, Theo Noll
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Epitaph for Ursula, wife of Benedikt Fels, 1527
photo 2024, Theo Noll
Grave 113:
- Upper epitaph for Valentin Dretzel, 1578
Inscription: Valentin Dretzel and his heirs, may God have mercy on them. 1578.
For the inscription, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg (The Inscriptions of the Cemeteries of St. Johannis, St. Rochus and Wöhrd in Nuremberg), Munich 1972, p. 341, No. 1329.
- Lower epitaph for Ursula, wife of Benedikt Fels, 1527
Inscription: 1527 Jar Am 16 tag Januarij starb die erber frau Vrsula benadick felsin de(r) got gnad.
For the inscription and description of the coats of arms, see Peter Zahn: Die Inschriften der Friedhöfe St. Johannis, St. Rochus und Wöhrd zu Nürnberg, Munich 1972, p. 49, no. 202.
Coat of arms for Benedikt Fels: V with an inscribed B, flanked by two six-pointed stars.
As early as February 25, 1527, the sugarmaker Benedikt Fels (d. Sept. 1552) married Anna Greffin (d. 1556) in St. Sebald Church as his second wife. The two escutcheons represent the sugarmaker's two wives, Ursula (house mark) and Anna (two diagonal stakes on a three-peaked hill, a bricklayer's hammer in the chief).
In 1534, Benedikt Fels acquired the house at Hauptmarkt 5, where he lived until his death. Valentin Dretzel was mentioned as its owner in 1568.
Location: Nuremberg, Rochus Cemetery, grave number 113
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