Maria Rampendal

Her have accused that it a witch, and it has been imprisoned the cities of Lemgo.
Having passed torments of tortures, it wasn't broke by soul, didn't begin to slander itself, has sustained, has survived. Moreover, it has brought an action against the accusers, on the mayor and - has won process! Also has been rehabilitated. Quarter of the century has still lived.

Name its Maria Rampendal.
It was last - 1681 - process of witches in Lemgo.

Our trip to Lemgo has taken place at week-day. We have bought the general privilege ticket (there and back) on all our group. Leaving the bus, we have approached to the ancient bypass channel and have stopped at a monument monument. The teacher has shortly told to us about the city of Lemgo. An ancient city which was included in due time into the Union of Hanseatic cities. Then we have gone to city Museum Hexenbuergermeisterhaus (the House of the burgomaster of witches). An ancient medieval building in style with columns and ornaments on a facade.

We have bought entrance tickets. The woman at cash desk has suggested us to pass and to try coffee, having thanked, we have refused: time at us has been limited. We have examined the chamber of tortures and a room of tools of tortures, tortures and other halls. Not too it is a lot of exhibits: a chair with teeths, a box of tortures, handcuffs, - many data contained ��e boards, photos about medieval processes over witches in Germany and in all Europe.

Then we left on Marktplatts with its medieval houses and paved by stones the area which remembers, including those women and men who have suffered from inquisition fire much. We have examined a building medieval (nowadays the drugstore here has taken place).

This building is especially interesting: besides numerous �� details-ornaments in its niches it is possible to see ancient sculptures of scientists-scientists, doctors, philosophers.

Why in this city there were courts over witches? The punishment center over witches, - I have asked the teacher.
"Why?" - she has answered me with a question a question. Who will answer.
Autumn (September-November) of the Middle Ages (14-17 centuries), wave of mutual recriminations yes the person inclined to similar court...

... Not for the first time already Maria got under suspicions in ��. For the first time � being still the eight-year girl. Its paternal grandmother has been recognized by a witch and is executed. Besides, teacher Beshoren was friend of the family Rampendal. Among pupils whom named under tortures of Beshoren, there was no Maria's name, but the suspicion shade nevertheless has fallen on the girl. When in 1667 many neighbors wrote denunciations against each other, the name of Rampendal has appeared again in the black list.

In 1975 Maria became the wife of the barber which, as it is known, not only cut in those days and shaved, but also tore a painful teeth and treated wounds. In these duties Maria Rampendal assisted the spouse. Trade in oil and milk was other source of incomes of a family. Soon spouses could even get own house. Growing well-being has caused envy, and here also some death among neighbors have happened, And against Maria Rampendal charges in sorcery have been brought. Despite application of tortures, a recognition from it it was not possible to achieve. Maria has been sentenced to dispatch from the country. She tried to appeal against against this decision in imperial cameralistic court, but has lost case and has lost a considerable part of the condition. Maria Rampendal lived a century in the homeland of the husband, in Oldenburg. Judging by that three her daughters remained unmarried, the family didn't have not enough means for the given.

In 1994 at St. Nikolay's church where Andreas Kokh once served, in memory of Maria Rampendal and all victims of witch-hunt "stumbling-block" has been put. An inscription on a stone: "I won't go back a step", are Maria's words.

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