| In 1732, over 22,000 Protestants were exiled from the Archbishopric of Salzburg in a cruel and notorious act of religious persecution. The Expulsion was a monumental event which sent shock waves around the world. |
| EXULANTEN |
| The following pages tell the tale of the 'Exulanten', the hearty, devout Salzburg exiles forced to leave their homeland and sometimes even sacrifice their children for their faith. It describes their long and harrowing journeys into the distant realms of East Prussia, Frankonia, Holland, America and elsewhere. |

| Included in the saga is the story of their spiritual figurehead, a banished salt miner named Joseph Schaitberger whose words and deeds brought comfort and inspiration to the weary exiles. |
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