Reformation Flashcards
The crime of paying for sacraments and holy offices
Simony
The practice of religious officials holding more than one office
Pluralism
Full or partial remission of temporal punishment for sins which have already been forgiven granted by the church
Indulgences
Pope when the Reformation began who excommunicated Martin Luther
Pope Leo X
Dominican preacher who was sent into Germany to sell indulgences to raise money to fund the building of St. Peter’s Basilica
Johann Tetzel
Luther’s challenge to other scholars to debate the issue of indulgences that he posted on the door of the castle church in Wittenberg
The Ninety-five Theses
Holy Roman Emperor who ordered Luther to appear at the Diet of the Holy Roman Empire and who declared Luther an outlaw
Charles V
Ruler of Saxony who provided Luther with refuge at his Wartburg castle
Elector Frederick the Wise
Meeting before which Luther was called to demand that he recant in 1521
Diet of Worms
Only two sacraments which Luther recognized that had been established by Jesus Christ
Baptism and Holy Communion
Revolt against the land owners in 1524-1525 which sought to abolish serfdom and the manorial system
Peasant revolts
The three main tenets of Lutheranism
Sola scriptura, Sola fide, Sola gratia
Statement of Luther’s faith that Luther presented before Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg
Confession of Augsburg
Principle that the ruler’s religion would be the religion of the region; established by the Peace of Augsburg
cuius regio, eius religio
After the war of the Schmalkaldic League, this compromise agreement established the principle by which Germany would be governed until the Peace of Westphalia; only recognized Roman Catholicism or Lutheranism
Peace of Augsburg