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| (1516-1558) Catholic daughter of Henry VIII who reinstituted Catholicism in England when she acceded to the throne; she was called "Bloody Mary" for her violent suppression of Protestants during her five year reign. |
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| Branch of Protestantism that followed Martin Luther's (1483-1546)rejection of the Roman Catholic "doctrine of works." |
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| Swiss protestant movement that began i 1521 and insisted that only adults could be baptized Christians. The movement's first generation, who had been baptized as infants according to Catholic practice, was "re-baptized," hence the name. |
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| (1533-1603) Protestant daughter of Henry VIII, Queen of England 1558-1603. During her long reign, the doctrines and services of the Church of England were defined and the Spanish Armada was defeated. |
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| (1469-1536) Dutch-born scholar and social commentator who proclaimed his humanist views in lively treatises like "In Praise of Folly" and the "Colloquies." |
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| (1509-1564) French-born Protestant theologian who stressed the predestination of all human beings according to God's will. |
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| Intermittent meeting of Catholic leaders (1545-1563) that reaffirmed Catholic doctrines against Protestant criticisms while also reforming the church. |
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| Examination of Luther by a church council in 1521. The council condemned him, and Luther was rescued by Frederick of Saxony. |
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| (1491-1547) Oft-married English monarch who broke with the Roman Catholic church when the pope refused to grant him an annulment. The resulting modified version of Christianity became the Church of England, or Anglicanism. |
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| Also called the Jesuit order, a group of priests incluenced by military discipline. The society was founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)and is still very active in the field of education. |
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