Catholic Religious Developments Flashcards
Elizabeth is often quoted as not wishing to make “________________”.
windows into mens souls
Where did most Catholic intellectuals go int exile?
the Spanish Netherlands
How did some Catholic priests survive?
as being private chaplains to Catholic members of the nobility who protected them or conducted secret Catholic services
When was the Northern Rebellion?
1569
What did the Northern Rebellion of 1569 provoke?
a punitive attitude towards Catholics
What year did Pope Pius V excommunicate Elizabeth?
1570
What forced English CAtholis into an impossible position?
the Papal Bull which called for all English Catholics to depose their Queen
3 aggressive acts were passed during the 70s and 80s, what were these?
- 1571 Act made the publication of papal bulls treasonable
- 1581 Act made it treason to withdraw alleiegance to the Queen, saying mass punishable by heavy fine and imprisonment and recusancy punishment raised to £20 per month
- 1585 Act against Jesuits and Seminary Priests
What did the 1585 Act against Jesuits and Seminary Priests do?
this made it treasonable for priests ordained under the Pope’s authority to enter England making it easier for the courts to secure convictions for treason
Under the 1585 Act Against Jesuits and Seminary Priests, how many priests were convicted and executed from 1586-1603 under the terms of this act?
123 priests
between what years were 123 priests convicted and executed under the terms of the 1585 Act Against Jesuits and Seminary Priests?
1586-1603
What did the 1571 Act do?
this made the publication of papal bulls treasonable
What did the 1581 Act do?
made it treason to withdraw alleiegance to the Queen, saying mass punishable by heavy fine and imprisonment and recusancy punishment raised to £20 per month
What year was the fine for recusancy increased to £20 a month?
1581
In what year was the law tightened and any recusant who defaulted on his patent would have 2/3rds of his estate seized by the Exchequer?
1587
How was the law on Catholics strengthened in 1587?
asany recusant who defaulted on his patent would have 2/3rds of his estate seized by the Exchequer
From what years was the persecution of recusants at its height?
1588-1592
Why was the tightening of legislation against Catholics largely because of?
because of worsening relations with the Catholic King Philip II of Spain and fear of Catholic rebellion
In what year was a college founded in Douai, Spanish Netherlands, in order to train Catholic priests to be sent to England and to keep Catholicism alive and convert?
1568
By what year had 100 seminary priests from Douai arrived in England
1580
By what year had an additional 179 seminary priests from Douai arrive in england?
1580-85
By what year was merely being a Catholic priest sufficient for the death penalty?
1585
In what year did the Society of Jesuits begin to send Jesuit priests to England?
1580
Who were the first Jesuits to become involved with attempting to re-Catholicise England?
Parsons and Campion
What year was Campion captured by the government and executed?
1581
Why did Catholcism become more of a ‘country house religion”?
as the educated priests associated more readily with their protectors, the Catholic gentry, than ordinary people who were ignored and largely stayed as household chaplains
Why was the Catholic mission weakened?
as a result of priests dividing over leadership of the missionary movement
