Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum
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Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum is the Latin title of Martin Luther’s 1517 document challenging the Catholic Church’s practice of selling indulgences, which helped spark the Protestant Reformation.
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| Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum Context triple: [Luther’s Ninety-five Theses, originalTitle, Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum]
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Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (Handbook of Indulgences)
The Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (Handbook of Indulgences) is the official Catholic Church manual that systematically lists and explains the prayers, works, and conditions by which the faithful may obtain indulgences.
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Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica
Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica is the Latin name for the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican tribunal responsible for issues of the internal forum, indulgences, and absolution of particularly grave sins.
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Dictatus Papae
Dictatus Papae is a 1075 papal decree attributed to Pope Gregory VII that asserted sweeping papal authority over the Church and secular rulers, becoming a key text of the Investiture Controversy.
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Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum
Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum is the Latin motto of the Knights Hospitaller, expressing their mission of defending the faith and serving the poor.
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E.
Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus
Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus is the Latin civic motto of Belfast, traditionally translated as “What shall we give in return for so much?”
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum Target entity description: Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum is the Latin title of Martin Luther’s 1517 document challenging the Catholic Church’s practice of selling indulgences, which helped spark the Protestant Reformation.
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A.
Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (Handbook of Indulgences)
The Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (Handbook of Indulgences) is the official Catholic Church manual that systematically lists and explains the prayers, works, and conditions by which the faithful may obtain indulgences.
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B.
Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica
Suprema Paenitentiaria Apostolica is the Latin name for the Apostolic Penitentiary, the Vatican tribunal responsible for issues of the internal forum, indulgences, and absolution of particularly grave sins.
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C.
Dictatus Papae
Dictatus Papae is a 1075 papal decree attributed to Pope Gregory VII that asserted sweeping papal authority over the Church and secular rulers, becoming a key text of the Investiture Controversy.
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D.
Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum
Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum is the Latin motto of the Knights Hospitaller, expressing their mission of defending the faith and serving the poor.
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E.
Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus
Pro Tanto Quid Retribuamus is the Latin civic motto of Belfast, traditionally translated as “What shall we give in return for so much?”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin text
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Reformation text ⓘ historical document ⓘ religious document ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ |
| aim | to invite scholarly debate on indulgences ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Luther’s Ninety-five Theses
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surface form:
Ninety-five Theses
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| associatedWith |
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
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surface form:
Elector Frederick the Wise
Johann Tetzel ⓘ Pope Leo X ⓘ University of Wittenberg ⓘ |
| author | Martin Luther ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Electorate of Saxony ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Catholic Church practice of selling indulgences
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abuses in the practice of indulgences ⓘ sale of indulgences ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1517 ⓘ |
| denominationalContext |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| disseminatedBy | printing press ⓘ |
| emphasizes | inner repentance over external works ⓘ |
| genre | scholastic disputation ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | foundational text of Protestantism ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle |
Luther’s Ninety-five Theses
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surface form:
Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences
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| hasForm | propositions for academic debate ⓘ |
| hasSubjectHeading |
Catholic theology
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surface form:
Catholic Church—Doctrines
Church reform ⓘ Indulgences—Controversial literature ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | sparked debates leading to the Protestant Reformation ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lutheran theology
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Reformation ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
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| language | Latin ⓘ |
| medium | academic disputation ⓘ |
| movement |
Reformation
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surface form:
Protestant Reformation
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| numberOfTheses | 95 ⓘ |
| originalScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lutheran Reformation
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surface form:
Lutheran Reformation corpus
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| placeOfPublication | Wittenberg ⓘ |
| printedAs | pamphlet ⓘ |
| questions |
the efficacy of indulgences for remitting guilt
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the extent of papal power over purgatory ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | series of 95 theses ⓘ |
| topic |
indulgences
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papal authority ⓘ penance ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| year | 1517 ⓘ |
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Subject: Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum Description of subject: Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum is the Latin title of Martin Luther’s 1517 document challenging the Catholic Church’s practice of selling indulgences, which helped spark the Protestant Reformation.
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