The Rev. Christian David Dsirne, son of David & Lise Dsirne, was born 2 March 1829 in Salis near Baltikum (Latvia). He died on 24 February 1896 in Ronneburg (Latvia). He was married on 17 November 1869 in Dorpat to Julia Maria Oettel. She had been born on 17 November 1842 and died in 1911 in Dorpat.
Pastor Dsirne studied theology and mathematics at the University of Dorpat (Estonia) and was ordained 7 September 1858 in Dorpat. He served the congregation of St. Johannes in Narva (1858-1864) and the Lutheran parish in Yagodnaya Polyana (1864-1873). He moved then to Ronneburg where he died in 1896.
His brother is the Rev. Friedrich Wilhelm Dsirne who served in Katharinenstadt.
- Dsirne Christian David (wolgadeutsche.ru) [Online]
- Schnurr, Joseph. Die Kirchen und das religiöse Leben der Russlanddeutschen – Evangelischer Teil (Stuttgart: AER Verlag Landsmannschaft der Deutschen aus Rußland, 1978): 132.
The Rev. Christian David Dsirne.
Source: Estonian State Archive via wolgadeutsche.ru