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luther: black market of indulgences

Last summer 800 three foot high statuettes of sixteenth-century Protestant reformer Martin Luther popped up in the town square of Wittenberg in Eastern Germany. The red, green, blue and black figurines are the work of artist Ottmar Hoerl and were … Continue reading

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