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Angelus Silesius, an Uncommon card
Angelus Silesius, OFM, born Johann Scheffler, was a German Catholic priest, physician, mystic and religious poet.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 70
- Power
- 141
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 20,000
Power 141 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Angelus Silesius quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Angelus Silesius card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He entered the ______ and was ordained a priest in 1661.
Answer
Franciscans. He entered the Franciscans and was ordained a priest in 1661. From the Angelus Silesius article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Silesius's display of his mystic beliefs caused tension with Lutheran authorities and led to his eventual conversion to Catholicism in ____, wherein he adopted the name Angelus and the epithet Silesius.
Answer
1650s. Silesius's display of his mystic beliefs caused tension with Lutheran authorities and led to his eventual conversion to Catholicism in 1653, wherein he adopted the name Angelus and the epithet Silesius. From the Angelus Silesius article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Urban design. Urban design 78 · Richard Taruskin 74 · Angelus Silesius 71 · Antonio da Sangallo the Younger 65 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Born and raised a Lutheran, he began to read the works of medieval mystics while studying in the Netherlands and became acquainted with the works of the German mystic Jacob Böhme through Böhme's friend Abraham von Franckenberg.
- Silesius's display of his mystic beliefs caused tension with Lutheran authorities and led to his eventual conversion to Catholicism in 1653, wherein he adopted the name Angelus and the epithet Silesius.
- He entered the Franciscans and was ordained a priest in 1661.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Angelus Silesius article was read about 20,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 70: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Angelus Silesius
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Angelus Silesius (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown artist Unknown artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
