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Walk to Canossa: The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, is lifted after he humbles himself before Pope Gregory VII at Canossa in Italy.
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Ritual submission of Henry IV
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Excommunication
Censure used to deprive, suspend, or limit membership in a religious community
Excommunication is an institutional act of religious censure used to deprive, suspend, or limit membership in a religious community or to restrict certain rights within it, in particular those of being in communion with other members of the congregation, and of receiving the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105
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Pope Gregory VII
Head of the Catholic Church from 1073 to 1085
Pope Gregory VII, born Hildebrand of Sovana, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 April 1073 to his death in 1085. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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