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Tetzel

American  
[tet-suhl] / ˈtɛt səl /
Or Tezel

noun

  1. Johann 1465?–1519, German monk: antagonist of Martin Luther.


Tetzel British  
/ ˈtɛtsəl /

noun

  1. Johann (joˈhan). ?1465–1519, German Dominican monk. His preaching on papal indulgences provoked Luther's 95 theses at Wittenberg (1517)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 1517, Luther decided to take a public stand against the actions of a friar named Johann Tetzel.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

Tetzel was raising money to rebuild St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2012

His displeasure noticeably increased during 1517, when the Dominican John Tetzel was preaching throughout much of Germany on behalf of a papal fund-raising campaign to complete St. Peter's Basilica.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus the scene shifts quickly to the Antarctic Ocean, where Alan Ladd is chasing whales and Joan Tetzel.

From Time Magazine Archive

These papal indulgences were held in high esteem by the people, wherefore Tetzel was everywhere given a pompous reception.

From Life of Luther with several introductory and concluding chapters from general church history by Gustav Just

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