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HERESY OF THE FREE SPIRIT

“the adepts of the Free Spirit did not form a single church but rather a number of likeminded groups, each with its own messiah and each with its own particular practices, rites and articles of belief.” It is characteristic of … Continue reading

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MUNSTER MASH

”On February 8, 1534, Anabaptists in Münster started to arm themselves as a result of threatening confrontations with both Lutherans and Catholics. On the 23rd of February, 1534, two things happened which were to drastically shape the future of Münster. … Continue reading

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