ARGULA VON STAUFF

She was one of the few Germans who spoke out against the brutality of suppression of the Protestant Reformation. Arsacius Seehofer had studied with associates of Martin Luther and when he discussed some of these ideas the University authorities cracked down, In 1522 Arsacius was arrested, forced to renounce Luther's teachings and confined in the Ettal monastery.

She was one of the few Germans who spoke out against the brutality of suppression of the Protestant Reformation. Arsacius Seehofer had studied with associates of Martin Luther and when he discussed some of these ideas the University authorities cracked down, In 1522 Arsacius was arrested, forced to renounce Luther's teachings and confined in the Ettal monastery.