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Punishments in religion

  • HellThe modern English word hell first appeared in written records around 725 AD. It derives from the Old English forms hel and helle, which described a nether…
  • ExcommunicationA 16th-century fresco by Giorgio Vasari in the Sala Regia depicts Pope Gregory IX excommunicating Emperor Frederick II. The artist, given few details, chose…