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1396 CE to 1539 CE
On Good Friday in 1525, Tausen uses the pulpit at Antvorskov Abbey Church to proclaim Luther's reforms.
His scandalized superiors order him out of Zealand and hold him in the priory at Viborg under close confinement until he should come to his senses.
Townspeople come to see the troublesome monk, and Tausen preaches to them from the window of his cell.
Within days, Tausen's ideas sweep through the town.
The radical ideas of Luther find a receptive audience.
Within months, ...
Tausen's preaching converts ordinary people, merchants, nobles, and monks and even the Prior grows to appreciate Tausen and orders his release.
Tausen preaches openly: much to the consternation of Bishop Jøn Friis, who loses his ability to do anything about the Lutherans and retreats to Hald Castle.
After preaching in the open air, Tausen gains the use of a small chapel, which soon proves too small for the crowds who attend services in Danish.
His followers break open a Franciscan Abbey so they can listen to Tausen, who packs the church daily for services.
The town leaders protects Tausen from the Bishop of Viborg.
Viborg becomes the center for the Danish Reformation for a time.
Lutheranism spreads quickly to Aarhus and Aalborg.
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