Johann Tetzel
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Johann Tetzel was a German Dominican friar and preacher. He was appointed Inquisitor for Poland and Saxony, later becoming the Grand Commissioner for indulgences in Germany. Tetzel was known for grant
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Tetzel's coffer, on display at the St. Nikolai church in Jüterbog
Johann Tetzel Taking an Oath (1717)
Ninety-five Theses
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The Ninety-five Theses or Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences is a list of propositions for an academic disputation written in 1517 by Martin Luther, then a professor of moral theolog
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…of the punishments of purgatory due to sin. However, the misuse of indulgences within the Church largely contributed to Martin Luther writing his Ninety-five Theses, which would lead to the formation of the Lutheran branch of Protestantism. The main usage of the indulgences by Tetzel was to help fund and build the…
Johann Tetzel's coffer, now on display at St. Nicholaus church in Jüterbog, Germany
First page of the 1517 Basel printing of the Theses as a pamphlet
This 19th-century painting by Julius Hübner sensationalizes Luther's posting of the Theses before a crowd. In reality, posting theses for a disputation would have been routine.
These commemorative doors were installed at All Saints' Church, Wittenberg, on Luther's 375th birthday in 1858.