The Reformation Flashcards
Brethren of the Common Life
Pious laypeople in sixteenth-century Holland who initiated a religious revival in their model of Christian living
Baroque
The sensuous and dynamic style of art of the Counter Reformation
John Calvin (1509-1564)
A French theologian who established a theocracy in Geneva and he is best known for his theory in predestination
Charles V (1519-1596)
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 reform 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 punishment and execution
Jesuits
Also known as the Society of Jesus; Founded by Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) as a teaching and missionary order to resist the spread of Protestantism
John Knox (1505-1572)
Calvinist leader in sixteenth-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 Moore (1478-1535)
Renaissance humanist and chancellor of England, executed by Henry VIII for unwillingness to recognize publicly his king as supreme head of the church and clergy England
Nepotism
The practice of rewarding family members with church positions
Peace of Augsburg (1555)
Document in which Charles V recognized Lutherism as a legal religion in the Holy Roman Empire. The faith of the prince determined the religion of his subjects
Pluralism
The holding of several benefices, or church offices
