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GCSE History · key term
In Catholic belief, a state of purification after death before entering heaven; prayers for the dead were believed to help souls undergoing this purification.
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Paper 2
In medieval Catholic belief, a state of purification after death before entering heaven.
Revise: The Nature of CrusadingMedieval Christians believed that sin could bring punishment, including purification after death in purgatory before entry into heaven. An indulgence remitted punishment for sins. Pope Urban II, and later Pope Gregory VIII, promised a full indulgence to crusaders.
Paper 3
In Catholic belief, a state of purification after death before a saved soul enters Heaven; prayers and Masses were believed to help souls there.
Revise: English Reformation c.1520–c.1535Catholics believed that saved souls might undergo purification in purgatory before entering Heaven. Prayers and Masses could help them. This made the relationship between living communities and their dead relatives a continuing religious responsibility.
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