THTR 1020 : Study Guide History 1003
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Feeling he was morally, or spiritually inadequate: martin lived in saxony, which was under control of fredrick the wise at the time, martin was later sent to teach at the university of wittenberg, due to his outburst. The university was established by fredrick the wise. Indulgences were known as the remission of the temporal punishment for a sin after the sin is forgiven: treasury of merit-apostles & saints did enough good deeds to cover for the sins of normal people. Therefore the treasury of merit was the surplus of good deeds. Under pope leo x the church sold these deeds from the treasury of merit: albert of hahenzollern wanted his son to inheiret some form of governmental power. So he was sold two archbishoprics for 34,000 ducats: johanne tetzel was known for selling idulgences within the catholic church. 95 thesis: on october 31,1517 the day before all saints day.
