Birth Of Purgatory: The
The historian Jacques Le Goff famously argued that Purgatory was "born" in the second half of the 12th century. This shift moved the concept from a process to a place .
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The 12th century saw a revolution in the theology of penance . It was argued that if you died with "unfinished" penance, you could complete it in the next life. 🎨 The Cultural Triumph The historian Jacques Le Goff famously argued that
Are you interested in the between Catholics and Protestants? The 12th century saw a revolution in the theology of penance
Early thinkers like St. Augustine (5th century) distinguished between eternal fire and a "purifying fire" for those with minor sins. Pope Gregory the Great (6th century) further linked this fire to the forgiveness of "lesser faults" after death.
