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Church History: Chapter 7: The Protestant Reformation
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01/19/2011

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Martin Luther
Definition

German priest

Augustinian friar

Started Protestant Reformation

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October 31, 1517
Definition
Martin Luther posts the Ninety-five theses
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Ninety-five theses
Definition

Written by Martin Luther

Protested the abuses, and sales, of indulgences

Written to incite reform in the Catholic Church

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Indulgences
Definition
A way for people to shorten penances
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Invention which helped Martin Luther spread his ideas
Definition
Printing press
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Lutherans
Definition

Followers of Martin Luther

Tired of abuses in the Catholic Church, they were attracted to Luther's message of reform

Broke away from the Catholic Church

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The two sacraments recognized by Lutherans
Definition
Baptism and the Eucharist
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Huldrych Zwingli
Definition

Priest from Zurich, Switzerland

Abolished veneration of saints

Believed the Eucharist was only bread, a symbol of the Last Supper

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Anabaptists
Definition
Opposed infant baptism
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Anabaptists groups that emigrated to America
Definition
Amish and Mennonites
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Group that gave Anabaptists refuge in America
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Quakers
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John Calvin
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French, Protestant leader

Based in Geneva, Switzerland

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Double predestination
Definition
Belief that God chooses some people for heaven, and some for hell
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Protestantism the Reformed Religion
Definition
The name Calvinists called their version of Protestantism
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Huguenots
Definition
French name for Calvinists
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John Knox

(1514-1572)

Definition

Calvinist preacher

Drove out Catholic monarch, Mary Stuart

Formed Presbyterian Church of Scotland

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Puritans
Definition

Set out to "purify" the Church of England

Opposed Catholic traditions such as

vestments, elaborate liturgy and the Book of Common Prayer

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Defense of the Seven Sacraments
Definition

Book by King Henry VIII of England

Defended the sacraments

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Defender of the Faith
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Title given to King Henry VIII by the pope
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Annulment
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Procedure for declaring a marriage null and void
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Thomas Cranmer
Definition

Archbishop of Canterbury, in England

Replaced Mass with communion service performed in English

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Book of Common Prayer
Definition

Compiled by Thomas Cranmer

Rejected the sacrifice of the Mass

Rejected the presence of Christ in the Eucharist

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Eucharist
Definition

Holy Communion

Sacrament of the Alter

Blessed Sacrament

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Mary Tudor
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"Bloody Mary"
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Elizabeth I
Definition
Inherited the English throne from Mary Tudor (Bloody Mary)
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"Bloody Mary"
Definition

Mary Tudor

Tried to restore Catholicism to England by force

Executed Protestants

Executed Thomas Cranmer

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Pope Paul III

(1534-1549)

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Excommunicated Henry VIII
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Anglicans
Definition
Members of the Church of England
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Countries with most converts to Lutheranism
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Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands
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City at the center of the Calvinist movement
Definition
Geneva, Switzerland
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William of Orange
Definition
Leader of the Dutch Calvinists
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Martin Luther held two beliefs which caused him to separate from the Catholic Church
Definition

1. Salvation comes from faith alone

2. The Bible is the supreme authority in religious matters

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Sacrament of Reconciliation
Definition

Confession

Sacrament of Penance

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Pope Leo X
Definition

Advocated the sale of indulgences; the proceeds paid for the construction of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome

Excommunicated Martin Luther in 1520

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Frederick the Wise
Definition

Local ruler of Wittenburg, Germany

Protected Martin Luther after his excommunication

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