Sulzdorf, Kaisheim Legend: Devil Exorcised and Trapped in Glass (1483-1543). Cistercian monk Johan Canable's wrote chronicle of Sulzdorf, Kaisheim in early 1500s documenting the devil in glass legend Duke Minhard of Corinthia brought his possessed daughter to monastery of St. Gallen in the Alps A lay brother from Sulzdorf, Kaisheim was summoned to perform the exorcism
Duke Minhard of Corinthia's possessed daughter was exorcised and the demon imprisoned in a glass vessel at Sulzdorf, Kaisheim. The chronicle by monk Johan Canable records visitors tested the captive spirit in 1483, 1493, and 1510—including Emperor Frederick III, whose servant fainted. Lightning struck the church in 1543, and the devil escaped. Paul Beck published details in 1911.
Key Facts
- Cistercian monk Johan Canable's wrote chronicle of Sulzdorf, Kaisheim in early 1500s documenting the devil in glass legend
- Duke Minhard of Corinthia brought his possessed daughter to monastery of St. Gallen in the Alps
- A lay brother from Sulzdorf, Kaisheim was summoned to perform the exorcism
- The demon was forced out of the girl into an iron box, then transferred to a glass vessel
- The glass was hung in the Sulzdorf, Kaisheim church vault above the choir
- Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III visited with his son Maximilian and ordered a servant to examine the devil; the servant fainted
- Chronicles record the captive devil was tested by visitors in 1483, 1493, and 1510
- In 1543, lightning struck the church, shattered the glass, and the legend says the devil escaped
- Researcher Paul Beck published details of the legend in 1911
Related site: Sulzdorf, Kaisheim — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: The "Impossible" Artifact: A 400-Year-Old Devil Trapped in Glass by Dark5 Ancient Mysteries