Abraham A Sancta Clara, a German preacher, whose proper name was Ulrich vox Me-gerle, born at Krähenheinistetten in Swabia in 1642, died in Vienna, Dec. 1, 1709. He was an Augustinian monk, and preached sucli witty and powerful sermons that the German emperor appointed him court chaplain. He wrote "Hotch Potch," " Judas the Arch Knave," "Fie and Shame on the World," etc.