This Cathedral Is Beautiful, But The Cages That Hang From It Tell A Cruel Story

Cathedrals are meant to be peaceful places, but in 1536, St. Lambert's Church in Münster, Germany, was the site of three brutal murders. The events leading up to the killings began in 1534, when a group of Anabaptists who opposed the Catholic Church forcefully established their own rule in Münster. They believed that all property was communal, and they attracted many with their promises of sharing food and wealth equally. But all wasn't well in paradise. After the original Anabaptist leader, Jan Matthys, was murdered by the city's former bishop, 25-year-old John of Leiden took his place. He ruled with...

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