Johann Georg Seidenbusch

Johann Georg Seidenbusch (5 April 1641 – 10 December 1729) was a Bavarian priest, painter, and composer, an influential figure in the religious landscape of the Baroque period. His life's work was in the creation of the oratory of Aufhausen Priory, of which he was the first Provost.

In 2015, Seidenbusch was declared to be a Servant of God, a step towards canonization.

Early life Born in the Sendlingergasse in Munich, then in the Electorate of Bavaria of the Holy Roman Empire, Seidenbusch was the son of a clothier and was baptized in St Peter's Church. He grew up in his father’s middle-class household, where he developed a love of Christ and the Church.

From 1651, Seidenbusch was educated at the Jesuit Gymnasium, or high school, of Munich, later known as the Wilhelmsgymnasium, where he began to draw and paint. and philosophy and was ordained a priest in Freising Cathedral in 1666.

In 1695, Seidenbusch went to Rome again for the centenary of the death of Neri, and while he was there he received the recognition of his Congregation at Aufhausen by Pope Innocent XII. Seidenbusch became the first Provost of the Aufhausen Priory.

In 1705, during the War of the Spanish Succession, there was fighting in Bavaria, and Seidenbusch was able to obtain for his parish a letter of protection from the emperor. His autobiography is entertaining and is a valuable historical document. J. G. Seidenbusch, Deo Gratias, oder Höchst-schuldigste Dancksagung Gegen der Allerheiligisten Dreyfaltigkeit ("Deo Gratias, or Most Obedient Thanksgiving to the Most Holy Trinity") (1718)