RG ST 12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Pope Clement Vi, Protestant Reformation, Exemplum
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Thursday, april 14, y ancient source for catholic doctrine of purgatory. Indo-european purifying fire: ancient greek and roman geographies of underworld. Pagan afterlife ideas from england and ireland: vision literature doctrines of purgatory 30 ce-1600 ce. Reference to fire in first corinthians 3. 11-15. A burning river, pit of fire (6th-8th c) Suffrages (masses, prayer, alms) by living reduce intensity, duration of fire purgatory in catholic vision literature. Vision of saint pertetue (n. africa 203) Purgatory of saint patrick (ireland 1200) knight owen"s journey. Foretaste of heaven the cistercians and purgatory. Monastic order based in c teaux, eastern france. Monks met by knight owen in purgatory of st. patrick. Reformed by bernard of clairveaux, 11th c. Established dates of masses for the dead: Made official church doctrine by pope innocent iii in 1202. Living assist souls in purgatory through suffrages family solidarity. Churches family of christ, virgin mary, saints, apostles, pope, priests, monks purgatory becomes oicial doctrine.
