vocab chapter 11 Flashcards
reformation
16th century religious movement that sought to reform the Roman Catholic Church and led to the establishment of Protestantism
modern decotion
movement for religious reform, calling for apostolic renewal through the rediscovery of genuine pious practices such as humility, obedience and simplicity of life.
benefice system
Church offices granted by the ruler of a state or the pope to an individual
desiderius erasmus
Published Greek-Latin New Testament
vernacular
everyday language spoken by the people as opposed to Latin
indulgence
Remission of the temporal penalty of punishment in purgatory that remained after sins had been forgiven
charles V
Tried to stop Protestantism to hold his rule
john tetzel
Grant indulgences in exchange for money
diet of worms
imperial council that was convened to decide the fate of Martin Luther
the peasants revolt
major uprising across large parts of England in 1381
canton
States within Switzerland
ulrich zwingli
Leader of Reformation in Switzerland
anabaptists
16th century ancestors of modern Mennonites and Amish
john calvin
influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation
predestination
divine foreordaining of all that will happen, especially with regard to the salvation of some and not others
schmalkaldic league
defensive alliance of Lutheran princes within the Holy Roman Empire during the mid-16th century.
the peace of Augsburg
officially ended the religious struggle between the two groups and made the legal division of Christendom permanent within the Holy Roman Empire.
the english reformation
series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church.
cardinal thomas wolsey
Did not annul the marriage between Catherine of Aragon and King Henry VIII
sir Thomas more
More opposed the Protestant Reformation, in particular the theology of Martin Luther and William Tyndale. He also wrote Utopia, published in 1516, about the political system of an imaginary ideal island nation
king henry V111
separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church
Catherine of Aragon
The person King Henry VIII wanted to leave
Anne Boleyn
The person King Henry VIII left Catherine of Aragon for
annulment
Dissolves the marriage and treats the marriage as though it never happened
act of supremacy
Declared King VIII the head of the Church of England
catholic counter reformation
was the period of Catholic resurgence beginning with the Council of Trent and ending at the close of the Thirty Years’ War
ignatius of loyola
Founded society of Jesus
society of jesus, jesuits
Male religious congregation of the Catholic Church
the council of trent
One of the Roman Catholic Church’s most important ecumenical councils. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation, it has been described as the embodiment of the Counter-Reformation.
