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Satirical Poem 'On The Great Lutheran Fools'
English: Satirical Poem 'On the Great Lutheran Fools'

1522
Thomas Murner
France, Strasbourg
Ink on paper; woodcut illustrations with watercolour
Printed by Johannes Grieninger

Murner was a Franciscan friar who argued that protestants attacked church wealth and authority merely to claim it for themselves. He is shown here as a cat, exorcising the great fool of little fools. These were Lutherans who believed that reading the gospel alone ensured salvation.

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This photo was taken as part of Britain Loves Wikipedia in February 2010 by David Jackson.

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