Religion And Renaissance Flashcards
Where did Henry begin the construction of a large gothic lady chapel
Westminster abbey
What were the voluntary associations of individuals called which were created to promote works of Christian charity
Guilds and confraternities
What was the Erastian view
That the state should have authority over the church
Where were the two Archbishop posts located
Canterbury and York
What were the Lollards’ main ideas (3)
English bible desired
Catholic Church was corrupt
Sceptical about transubstantitation
Who founded the Lollards
John Wycliffe
What was anticlericalism
Opposition to the churches role in political and other non religious matters
Who were the laity
Those who were not priests or part of the religious order
Which influential member of the clergy was promoted to Archbishop of Canterbury in 1486
John Morton
What is transubstantiation
Catholic belief that the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ during the Eucharist
Who were the humanists (3)
They were a Renaissance group
Interested in purifying religious ideas through Latin and Greek translations,
They believed in free will.
Where did people pray for the souls of the dead
Chantries
What was the renaissance (3)
A cultural and intellectual movement
Beginning in Italy,
Reviving an interest in classical learning and the arts.
Stew in which souls were purged of sins before entering heaven
Purgatory
Who was John colet
An English scholar who travelled to Italy and discovered humanism there
