quiz 4 Flashcards
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A German monk and professor of theology whose critique of the papacy launched the Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luthor
Grants exempting Catholic Christians from the performance of penance, either in life or after death. The abusive trade in indulgences was a major catalyst of the Protestant Reformation.
indulgences
The select council of the Church that convened in the German city of Worms and condemned Martin Luther on a charge of heresy in 1521.
Diet of Worms
(1509–1564) French-born theologian and reformer whose radical form of Protestantism was adopted in many Swiss cities, notably Geneva.
John Calvin
The name given to the many dissenting varieties of Christianity that emerged during the Reformation in sixteenth-century western Europe. Although Protestant beliefs and practices differed widely, all were united in their rejection of papal authority and the dogmas of the Roman Catholic Church.
Protestantism
Religious and political movement in sixteenth-century Europe that led to a break between dissenting forms of Christianity and the Roman Catholic Church; notable figures include Martin Luther and John Calvin.
Reformation
(1491–1547) King of England from 1509 until his death, rejected the authority of the Roman Church in 1534 when the pope refused to annul his marriage to his queen, Catherine of Aragon; became the founder of the Church of England.
Henry VIII
Founded by Henry VIII in the 1530s, as a consequence of his break with the authority of the Roman pope.
Church of England
The name given to a series of meetings held in the Italian city of Trent (Trento) between 1545 and 1563, when leaders of the Roman Church reaffirmed Catholic doctrine and instituted internal reforms.
Council of Trent
(1491–1556) Founder of the Society of Jesus (commonly known as the Jesuits), whose members vowed to serve God through poverty, chastity, and missionary work. He abandoned his first career as a mercenary after reading an account of Christ’s life written in his native Spanish.
Ignatius Loyola
The religious order formally known as the ______ _ ____, founded in 1540 by Ignatius Loyola to combat the spread of Protestantism. The Jesuits became active in politics, education, and missionary work.
Society of Jesus
The movement to counter the Protestant Reformation, initiated by the Catholic Church at the Council of Trent in 1545.
Counter-Reformation
The “universal” ______ church based in Rome, which was redefined in the sixteenth century, when the Counter-Reformation resulted in the rebirth of the _____ faith at the Council of Trent.
Catholic Church
Protestant movement that emerged in Switzerland in 1521; its adherents insisted that only adults could be baptized Christians.
Anabaptism
