For centuries, Latin was the dominant language in what was then known as “Christendom.” It remained dominant for so long for three main reasons: 1) It was an international language for the elites. The elite and literate across Christendom could understand Latin in both its verbal and written forms. This gave the language a feeling […]
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Tags: Augsburg, bbukovic, Christendom, German, latin, Luther, Martin Luther, vernacular