German phrase "Gang nach Canossa"

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The German phrase "Gang nach Canossa" refers metaphorically to a humiliating act of submission or penance, derived from Emperor Henry IV’s historic journey to seek absolution from Pope Gregory VII at Canossa in 1077.


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Walk to Canossa hasLanguageDesignation German phrase "Gang nach Canossa"

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