InClass-Priests Movement Flashcards
Where did the missionary priests mainly come from?
the seminary of Douai in the Netherlands founded by William Allen in 1568
Why did missionary priests from the seminary of Douai in the Netherlands place emphasis on confession?
as it was a purely Catholic practice which they had hope would arouse a sense of reborn faith and commitment to proclaim rather than hide one’s faith
When did the first 4 missionary priests from the seminary of Douai in the Netherlands arrive in England?
1574
In 1574, 4 missionary priests from the seminary of Douai in the Netherlands arrived in England, how many arrived by 1580?
100 more
What was another name for missionary priests?
secular priests (not members of the Society of Jesus)
Were the missionary priests rescuing the dying embers of a church or simply fanning the flame of a slow burning but still strong faith. What argument is there regarding this?
continuity thesis or discontinuity thesis
In what year were bishops instructed to provide the government with the numbers of recusants within their diocese?
1577
What year were 2 priests executed for denying the Royal Supremacy?
1578
Why were 2 priests executed in 1578?
for denying the Royal Supremacy
What was the second wave of Catholic missionary activity?
this was an impetus (alot of activity) provided by the English members of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
Who was the order of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by in 1540?
the Spaniard Loyola
What year was the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Spaniard Loyola?
1540
What had founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), Loyola, not intended?
that the order act as an anti-Protestant weapon
How is it clear that founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), Loyola, had not intended that the order act as an anti-Protestant weapon?
as Jesuits fundamentally sought to convert non-Christians in parts of the world Christianity had previously been known
Regardless of the traditional practice of Jesuits to sought to convert non-Christians in parts of the world Christianity had previously been unknown, how were they unrivaled as a force against Elizabethan ENgland?
they became a force to re awaken loyalty to the Catholic Church, to encourage recusancy and to attract converts from Protestantism.
What made the Jesuit priest so effective?
the use of Loyola’s devotional technique known as Spiritual Exercises.
How was the devotional technique known as Spiritual Exercises a powerful tool which made the Jesuit priest so effective?
as under their guidance, a layman would often find that such meditation led to a profound outpouring of religious feeling and emotion, leading to a new founded commitment.
Who was the first two Jesuit to arrive in England in 1580?
Campion and Parsons
What year did the first two Jesuits, Campion and Parsons, arrive in Engalnd?
1580
What did Parsons, Jesuit priest, do upon arrival in 1580?
he set about building up an organisation based on safe houses which the previous missionary priests failed to do.
Why was it effective of Parsons, Jesuit priest, to set about building up an organisation based on safe houses which the previous missionary priests failed to do, in 1580?
as under Vagrancy laws, deep-set localism and suspicion of foreigners, this made a stranger without discernible purpose vulnerable