Letter Indulgence PIUS VII (1742-1823, Pope 1800-1823).
Letter of indulgence for Matteus Bolleschi, dated Rome March 8, 1822, ink on vellumIn the teaching of the Catholic Church, an indulgence (Latin: indulgentia, from indulgeō, permit) is a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes an indulgence as a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven.
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