The Reformation Flashcards
Brethren of the common life
Pious Laypeople (people pretending to be religious), 16th-century Holland who initiated religious revival in their model of Christian living
Baroque
The sensuous and dynamic style of art of the Counter Reformation
John Calvin
1509-1564
French theologian, established theocracy in Geneva and best known for his theory of predestination
Charles V
1519-1556
Hapsburg dynastic ruler of the Holy Roman Empire and of extensive territories in Spain and the Netherlands
Council of Trent
The Congress of learned Roman Catholic authorities that met intermittently from 1545 to 1563 to a reform of abusive church practices and reconcile with the Protestants
Index
A list of books that Catholics were forbidden to read
Indulgence
Papal pardon for remission of sins
Inquisition
A religious committee of six Roman Cardinals that tried heretics and punished the guilty by imprisonment and execution
Jesuits
Known as the Society of Jesus
Founded by Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) as teaching and missionary order to resist the spread Protestantism
John Knox
1505 to 1572
Calvinist leader in 16th century Scotland
Martin Luther
1483-1546
German theologian who challenged the church’s practice of selling indulgences, a challenge that ultimately led to the destruction of the unity of the Roman Catholic world
Sir Thomas More
1478-1535
Renaissance humanist and chancellor of England
Executed by Henry VIII for his unwillingness to recognize publicly his king as supreme head of the church and clergy of England
Nepotism
The practice of rewarding relatives with church positions
Peace of Augsburg
1555
Document in which Charles V recognized Lutheranism as a legal religion in the Holy Roman Empire
The face of the prince determined the religion of his subjects
Pluralism
The holding of several benefices, or church offices
