The Medieval Church · 1459
The General Reform
Reformatio Generalis
Nicholas of Cusa · 1401–1464
What it is
A programme handed to the pope proposing that reform begin at Rome and work outward, with visitors sent to every province and no exemptions for anyone.
Why it lasted
The most concrete reform plan of the fifteenth century, and it was shelved. Sixty years later Luther posted his theses.
Where to read it
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