Early Print : Indulgence (1454-1455)

Early Print

<p style='text-align: justify;'>The Mainz Indulgences were issued to raise revenue to support the Western European struggle against the Turks and stem from Pope Nicolas V's announcement of 12 August 1451 that between 1 May 1452 and 30 April 1455 a general Indulgence would be granted for those contributing money towards the defence of Cyprus. The organisation and collecting of contributions was delegated to Paulinus Zappe (or Chappe), commissary for John II of Cyprus. Manuscript copies of these Indulgences survive dated from 4 January 1454 to 30 April 1455. Printed indulgences were presumably ordered in the autumn of 1454.</p>

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