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Historic Thorn Decree Condemns Jesuits and Roman Catholic Order
A fragment from an old register details a harsh decree penalizing Jesuits and Catholics. It orders beheadings for key figures, mutilation for others, fines, imprisonments, and the erection of a stone pillar with the Virgin Mary statue as a memorial of the affront to the Holy Image. The document flags a stark anti Catholic sentiment and vows to replace local officials with Roman Catholics.
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College of
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Jesuits
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Thorn
Jesuits College
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