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12.12.1519 AD. Croatia was declared Antemurale Christianitatis(Bulwark of Christianity) by Pope Leo X in a letter to Ban Berislavić. The only country to receive this title from a pope, and multiple times. :
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Martin Luther as Priest, Heretic, and Outlaw: The Reformation at 500 (European Reading Room, Library of Congress)
![Pope Leo X. Born in 1475, elected pope in 1513, died in 1521. In 1520 he issued the ban against Martin Luther. After a painting by Titian, Tizian 1923 Stock Photo - Alamy Pope Leo X. Born in 1475, elected pope in 1513, died in 1521. In 1520 he issued the ban against Martin Luther. After a painting by Titian, Tizian 1923 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P8ATTK/pope-leo-x-born-in-1475-elected-pope-in-1513-died-in-1521-in-1520-he-issued-the-ban-against-martin-luther-after-a-painting-by-titian-tizian-1923-P8ATTK.jpg)
Pope Leo X. Born in 1475, elected pope in 1513, died in 1521. In 1520 he issued the ban against Martin Luther. After a painting by Titian, Tizian 1923 Stock Photo - Alamy
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Martin Luther as Priest, Heretic, and Outlaw: The Reformation at 500 (European Reading Room, Library of Congress)
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Martin Luther as Priest, Heretic, and Outlaw: The Reformation at 500 (European Reading Room, Library of Congress)
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