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What does Lollard mean?
When John Wycliffe's followers gained support from the common people, why did the church call them Lollards? What does Lollard mean? Why didn't they just call them Wycliffites?
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Why did Huldrych Zwingli and Martin Luther stand for clerical marriage?
Was it an original idea of theirs? Or was it about the legitimization of an already existing custom? For example, Heinrich Bullinger's father was a married dean already in 1504 due to an unofficial ...
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What sort of Cardinals were Richelieu and Mazarin?
Cardinals can belong to one of three orders:
Cardinal-deacon
Cardinal-bishop
Cardinal-priest.
What were the ranks of Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin?
