It is uncertain why he took this name, but he may have added it in honour of his native Silesia or to honor a favourite scholastic, mystic or theosophic author, to distinguish himself from other famous writers of his era: perhaps the Spanish mystic writer Juan de los *ngeles (author of The Triumph of Love) or Lutheran theologian Johann Angelus in Darmstadt. He no longer used the name Scheffler, but did on occasion use his first name, Johann. From 1653 until his death, he used the names Angelus Silesius and also Johann Angelus Silesius. Shortly after his conversion, on 24 March 1654, Silesius received an appointment as Imperial Court Physician to Ferdinand III, the Holy Roman Emperor.
It is uncertain why he took this name, but he may have added it in honour of his native Silesia or to honor a favourite scholastic, mystic or theosophic author, to distinguish himself from other famous writers of his era: perhaps the Spanish mystic writer Juan de los *ngeles (author of The Triumph of Love) or Lutheran theologian Johann Angelus in Darmstadt.
expl
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Degree=Pos
uncertain
uncertain
ADJ
JJ
advmod
PronType=Rel
why
why
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
csubj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
may
may
AUX
MD
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
add
added
VERB
VBN
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
honour
honour
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
native
native
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
Silesia
Silesia
PROPN
NNP
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
mark
to
to
PART
TO
conj
VerbForm=Inf
honor
honor
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
favourite
favourite
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
scholastic
scholastic
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Degree=Pos
mystic
mystic
ADJ
JJ
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
theosophic
theosophic
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
author
author
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
distinguish
distinguish
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
himself
himself
PRON
PRP
case
from
from
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
famous
famous
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
writer
writers
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
era
era
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
advmod
perhaps
perhaps
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Spanish
Spanish
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
mystic
mystic
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
writer
writer
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Juan
Juan
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
de
de
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Los
los
PROPN
NNP
punct
*
*
PUNCT
NFP
flat
ngeles
ngeles
X
FW
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
author
author
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
Triumph
Triumph
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Love
Love
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
Lutheran
Lutheran
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
theologian
theologian
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Johann
Johann
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Angelus
Angelus
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Darmstadt
Darmstadt
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He no longer used the name Scheffler, but did on occasion use his first name, Johann.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
advmod
no
no
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Cmp
long
longer
ADV
RBR
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
use
used
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Scheffler
Scheffler
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
occasion
occasion
NOUN
NN
conj
VerbForm=Inf
use
use
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Johann
Johann
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
From 1653 until his death, he used the names Angelus Silesius and also Johann Angelus Silesius.
case
from
From
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1653
1653
NUM
CD
case
until
until
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
death
death
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
use
used
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
name
names
NOUN
NNS
appos
Number=Sing
Angelus
Angelus
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Silesius
Silesius
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
conj
Number=Sing
Johann
Johann
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Angelus
Angelus
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Silesius
Silesius
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Shortly after his conversion, on 24 March 1654, Silesius received an appointment as Imperial Court Physician to Ferdinand III, the Holy Roman Emperor.
advmod
shortly
Shortly
ADV
RB
case
after
after
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
conversion
conversion
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
24
24
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
March
March
PROPN
NNP
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1654
1654
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Silesius
Silesius
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
receive
received
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
appointment
appointment
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Imperial
Imperial
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Court
Court
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Physician
Physician
PROPN
NNP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Ferdinand
Ferdinand
PROPN
NNP
flat
NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card
III
III
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Holy
Holy
ADJ
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
Roman
Roman
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
Emperor
Emperor
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.