Religious Figures, Theologians and Philosophers of the Renaissance

Question 1

(1260-1327) German mystic and theologian

Answer 1

Meister Eckhart

Question 2

byRoman (anti)pope in 947and from 984-985; issued Unum Sanctum, encouraged indulgences as a way of raising finances for the Church

Answer 2

Boniface VII

Question 3

(1320-1384) English religious reformer who criticized church for its elaborate possessions; said that an organization church might not be necessary for salvation because of predestination. Followers were called Lollards

Answer 3

John Wycliffe

Question 4

(1369-1415) Bohemian (Bohemian name Jan Huss) who, influenced by John Wycliffe, thought that Church was not needed for salvation; burned at the stake at the Council of Constance in 1415. Followers were called Hussites

Answer 4

John Huss

Question 5

(1368-1431), pope (1417-1431) elected pope by the Council of Constance; his election ended the Great Schism and reestablished the Roman papacy

Answer 5

Martian V

Question 6

(1452-1498) Florentine religious reformer; preached with great ardor against the moral corruption of the Church; started Bonfire of Vanities in opposition to the anti-Catholic Humanist movement; was hanged and burned for heresy

Answer 6

Savonarola

Question 7

(1463-94) looked for aspects of truth not revealed in Christian scriptures; Leading Neoplatonist along with Ficino

Answer 7

Pico della Mirandola

Question 8

Founded the Brethren of the Common Life, a semi-monastic association for laymen in GERMANY. Led lives according to Christian principles but separate from Church.

Answer 8

Gerard Groote