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| Brothers of the Common Life |
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| Roman Catholic pietist religious community founded in the 14th century by Gerard Groote |
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| Late Medieval Catholic monk and probable author of 'The Imitation of Christ', one of the best known Christian books on devotion |
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| German priest and professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation |
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| Known as the doctrine of 'justification by faith alone', is a Christian theological doctrine that distinguishes most Protestant denominations from Catholicism |
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| Remission of the obligation to perform a "Work of Satisfaction" from sin |
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| the superabundant merits of Christ and the saints from which the Church draws to confer spiritual blessings, as Indulgences |
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| last non-priest to be elected Pope. He is known primarily for the sale of indulgences to reconstruct St. Peter's Basilica and his challenging of Martin Luther's 95 Theses |
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| Dominican preacher accused of selling indulgences and known for a couplet attributed to him, "as soon as a coin in the coffer ring/the soul from purgatory springs." 1517, it was believed that Tetzel was trying to raise money for the ongoing reconstruction of St. Peter's Basilica by selling Indulgences |
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| 95 Thesis (October 31, 1517) |
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| widely regarded as the primary catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. The disputation protests against clerical abuses, especially in regard to indulgences |
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| remained Spanish king. needed loyal German troops which brought friendly relations with German princes. |
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| most memorable for the Edict of Worms (Wormser Edikt), which addressed Martin Luther and the effects of the Protestant Reformation |
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| an army of peasants from Kent and Essex marched on London. they captured the Tower of London. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the King's Treasurer were killed |
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| brought to Luther's revolution an education steeped in northern Humanism, particularly that of Erasmus |
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| rejected conventional Christian practices such as wearing wedding rings, taking oaths, and participating in civil government |
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| co-founder of the Swiss Brethren movement and is often called the "Father of Anabaptists" |
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| Simons was a contemporary of the Protestant Reformers and his followers became known as Mennonites |
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| Institutes of the Christian Religion |
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| primary confession of faith of the Lutheran Church and one of the most important documents of the Lutheran reformation |
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| treaty between Charles V and the forces of the Schmalkaldic League |
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| first to translate considerable parts of the Bible into English, for a public, lay relationship |
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| known for his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church |
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| responsible for establishing the first doctrinal and liturgical structures of the reformed Church of England |
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| piece of legislation that granted King Henry VIII of England Royal Supremacy |
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| Realm was governed by a Regency Council, because he never reached maturity |
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| common title of a number of prayer books of the Church of England and of other Anglican churches, used throughout the Anglican Communion |
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| Queen regnant of England. 300 religious dissenters burned at the stake. "Bloody Mary" |
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| Queen regnant of England succeeded the Catholic Mary I, during whose reign she had been imprisoned for nearly a year on suspicion of supporting Protestant rebels. |
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