The | Birth Of Purgatory
Between 1170 and 1180, the Latin adjective purgatorium (cleansing) became a noun, signifying a specific location.
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The concept eventually reached the highest levels of Church authority, though it remained a point of major conflict. Between 1170 and 1180, the Latin adjective purgatorium
In the 16th century, Martin Luther and John Calvin rejected Purgatory as an "unbiblical invention" used to exploit the poor through the sale of indulgences. Between 1170 and 1180