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An engraving was made showing

Luther writing the

Theses on the door of the church

with a gigantic quill.

The quill penetrates the head of a lion symbolizing Pope Leo X.

In 1668, 31 October was made Reformation Day, an annual holiday in Electoral Saxony, which spread to other Lutheran lands

 

31 October 2017,

the 500th Anniversary of Reformation Day,

was celebrated with a national public holiday throughout Germany.

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Ecumenism

  is the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different Christian denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity.The adjective ecumenical is thus applied to any interdenominational initiative that encourages greater cooperation among Christians and among their churches.