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Johann Tetzel Quotes

1465–1519 Germany

Johann Tetzel (1465 in Pirna – 11 August 1519 in Leipzig) was a German Dominican friar and preacher. He was appointed Inquisitor for Poland and Saxony, later becoming the Grand Commissioner for indulgences in Germany.

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For a soul to fly out, is for it to obtain the vision of God, which can be hindered by no interruption, therefore he errs who says that the soul cannot fly out before the coin can jingle in the bottom of the chest.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Johann Tetzel (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.