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New Gotha Research Library blog post: The foundation of a Protestant hagiography. Martin Luther's "Letter to the Christians in the Netherlands" from 1523

Why did so many medieval churches dedicated to saints keep their original names (e.g. St. Nicholas or St. Lawrence) after they became Protestant?

Saint Christopher
Engraving of St. Christopher

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