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Reformation of Sigismund
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[German Version]

The Reformation of Sigismund (Reformatio Sigismundi) is an anonymous program of reform, written in German, which was published in 1439 under the name of the emperor Sigismund during the Council of Basel. It comprises a preface, a program of ecclesiastical and imperial reform, Sigismund’s dream vision, and two appendices. The document bemoans abuses throughout the Empire, which have arisen from the entanglement of spiritual and secular power; it therefore demands that the whole church c…

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Schröder, Tilman M., “Reformation of Sigismund”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 28 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_SIM_024866>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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