Christian Schesaeus

Christian Schesaus (1535 – July 30, 1585) was a Transylvanian Saxon humanist, poet, and a Lutheran pastor. He was born in Mediaș, studied first in Brașov, and then from 1556 to 1558 at the University of Wittenberg. Around 1580, Christian Schesaus was living in Biertan; he died of the plague. He was buried in St. Margaret's Church, Mediaș, where his epitaph can still be seen in the choir.

Christian Schesaeus

Christian Schesaus (1535 – July 30, 1585) was a Transylvanian Saxon humanist, poet, and a Lutheran pastor. He was born in Mediaș, studied first in Brașov, and then from 1556 to 1558 at the University of Wittenberg. Around 1580, Christian Schesaus was living in Biertan; he died of the plague. He was buried in St. Margaret's Church, Mediaș, where his epitaph can still be seen in the choir.