As Far as the Eye Can See Quotes

“Gutenberg himself had printed the first mass-produced Indulgences in 1454 while he was working on his Bible project, and by the end of the fifteenth century they had become an untrammelled money-making racket for the Church. At the time of Luther’s protest, Indulgences were being sold at an unprecedented rate to raise money for the rebuilding of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.”
― S. Denham Wade, As Far as the Eye can See: A History of Seeing

“The spring celebration of the Germanic goddess Eostre merged over time with the celebration of Christ’s death and resurrection to become the Christian festival Easter. Christians adopted the Celtic festival of Samhain at the end of October, sometimes known as the Feast of the Dead, by moving All Saints’ (Hallows’) Day from May to November, making All Hallows’ Eve a time to remember the dead. The midwinter pagan festival of Yuletide became Christmas.”
― S. Denham Wade, As Far as the Eye can See: A History of Seeing