Tezel

[ tet-suh l ]

/ ˈtɛt səl /

Johann. Tetzel, Johann.

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Tetzel

[ tet-suh l ]

/ ˈtɛt səl /

Jo·hann

[yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/,1465?–1519, German monk: antagonist of Martin Luther.

Samson, who carried on the same traffic in Switzerland as Tezel in Germany, had a somewhat different tax.

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1) |J. H. Merle D'Aubign
In fact, Tezel felt that an opponent like Luther was too much for him single-handed.

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1) |J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Luther replied without naming Tezel; Tezel had not named him.

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1) |J. H. Merle D'Aubign
The fury of Tezel and his satellites compelled Luther to treat these subjects more copiously, and to defend the truth.

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1) |J. H. Merle D'Aubign

The second theses of Tezel form an important epoch in the Reformation.

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Volume 1) |J. H. Merle D'Aubign

Tezel

/ (ˈtɛtsəl) /

a variant spelling of (Johann) Tetzel

Tetzel

/ (ˈtɛtsəl) /

Johann (joˈhan). ?1465–1519, German Dominican monk. His preaching on papal indulgences provoked Luther's 95 theses at Wittenberg (1517)