Which monarch wrote A Defence of the Seven Sacraments?
Defence of the Seven Sacraments Defence of the Seven Sacraments The Defence of the Seven Sacraments (in Latin: "Assertio Septem Sacramentorum") is a theological treatise published in 1521, written by King Henry VIII of England, allegedly with the assistance of Thomas More. The extent of More's involvement with this project has been a point of contention since its publication. Henry started to write it in 1519 while he was reading Martin Luther's attack on indulgences. By June of that year, he had shown it to Thomas Wolsey, but it remained private until three years later, when the earlier manuscript became the first two chapters of
Defence of the Seven Sacraments his heir by the English Parliament). Luther's reply to the "Assertio" ("Against Henry, King of the English") was, in turn, replied to by Thomas More, who was one of the leaders of the Catholic humanist party in England ("Responsio ad Lutherum"). O'Donovan, L.O. & Gibbons, J. (1908). Assertio Septum Sacramentorum ("English and Latin"). New York, NY, Benziger Bros. Publishing Curtin, D.P. (2017). Defense of the Seven Sacraments ("with additional Papal correspondence"). Philadelphia, PA, Dalcassian Publishing Company Defence of the Seven Sacraments The Defence of the Seven Sacraments (in Latin: "Assertio Septem Sacramentorum") is a theological treatise published in 1521, written