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Jubilee History

1300:  Pope Bonifacio VIII instituted the first Christian Jubilee, to be celebrated every 100 years.  The Plenary Indulgence could be gained only at the Basilicas of St. Peter and St. Paul in Rome.  1350:  pope Clement VI reduced the interval to 50 years, and included the Basilica of St. John Lateran.  1390:  Pope Urban VI [...]

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