Joseph Aigner was a fairly well-known
portrait painter in 19th century Austria who, apparently, was quite an unhappy
fellow: he several times attempted suicide.
His first attempt was at the young
age of 18 when he tried to hang himself, but was interrupted by the mysterious appearance
of a Capuchin monk. At age 22 he again tried to hang himself, but was again saved
from the act by the very same monk. Eight years later, his death was ordained
by others who sentenced him to the gallows for his political activities. Once
again, his life was saved by the intervention of the same monk. At age 68, Aiger
finally succeeded in suicide, a pistol doing the trick.
His funeral ceremony was conducted
by the same Capuchin monk - a man whose name Aiger never even knew.
(Source: Ripley's
Giant Book of Believe It or Not!)
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