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== Henry VIII and the Counter Reformation ==
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-- The English Reformation --
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Henry VIII denounced the reformation
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- Given the title "Defender of the Faith"
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His #1 goal - beget a bale heir to solve the issue of succession
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- His father had won the War of the Roses, a civil war in England over succession after past kings had left no clear heirs
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-- Wife #1 --
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In 1509, Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon
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- Widow of his older brother, daughter of the King and Queen of Spain, and aunt to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
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- In 18 years, they only had one child, a daughter - Mary, and a number of miscarriages and stillbirths
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- Henry thought the marriage was cursed
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- The union was forbidden and had required a special dispensation from the Pope
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Henry was interesetd in Anne Boleyn, a lady in waiting
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- To marry her would require an annulment from the pope
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- Charles V was holding the pope captive, and the marriage was 18 years old
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-- Acquiring Wife #2 --
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Henry VIII convened the "Reformation Parliament"
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- Recognized Henry as the head of church in England
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- Placed the clergy under royal jurisdiction
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- Also ended all payments to the laity in Rome
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In 1533, he married the pregnant Anne Boleyn
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- She soon gave birth to Elizabeth, and the Act of Succession made Anne's children legitimate heirs
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Act of Supremacy - made henry the only supreme head of the Church of England in 1534
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- In 1537, Anne was beheaded for treason and adultery, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate
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-- Wife #3 and #4 --
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Jane Seymour: 3rd wife
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- Married her 11 days after he beheaded Anne Boleyn
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- The only wife to provide him with a son, Edward VI
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- Died 12 days later from complications from childbirth, Henry saw her as his best wife
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Anne of Cleves: 4th wife
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- Sister to a German Duke, their wedding was to unite the newly protestant England with German protestants
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- Holbein was sent to England to paint her, brought back a beautiful portrait
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- Henry agreed to marry her based on it, but she wasn't as beautiful in reality
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- Divorced, but paid handsomely, stayed in England
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-- Wife #5 and #6 --
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Katherine Howard
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- Lady in waiting to Anne of Cleves
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- Secretly seeing an old boyfriend and had previously been engaged
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- Old boyfriends were tortured and killed, she was also beheaded after 18 months of marriage
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Katherine Parr
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- Married in 1543 (her third husband)
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- Very religious, wrote some books on theology, stayed by his side until his death
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-- Mary I --
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Catherine of Aragon's Daughter, a devout Catholic
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- Tried to return England to the Catholic Church
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- Many protestants protested
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- She persecuted them, earning the name "Bloody Mary"
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- Some chose exile and left, it is unknown how many died (Elizabeth also killed a similar number of Catholics during her reign)
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She died childless in 1558
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-- Queen Elizabeth I --
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Daughter of Anne Boleyn, inherited the throne after Mary's death
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Re-established the protestant church and compromised with the Elizabethan settlement
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- Kept Catholic ritual and hierarchy
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- Bishops would handle the day to day affairs, would keep Catholic ritual and appearance
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- Elizabeth was "supreme governor" over spiritual matters
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- Ended the Pope's authority once and for all
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-- Religious Wars --
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After the Hundred Years War, France had relative peace until the Reformation
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Involved in a religious conflict against French Protestants known as the Huguenots
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- The crown was caught in the power struggle between the Huguenots and the Guises (Militant Catholics)
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- The Queen Mother convinced the French King Charles IX that there was a protestant conspiracy, only a swift execution of their leaders could prevent an attack on Paris
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- St Bartholomew's Day Massacre - Huguenot leader and 3,000 other Huguenots killed in Paris
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- Within 3 days, 20,000 protestants dead
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- Huguenot and Catholic factions continued to battle
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-- Henry IV Brings Peace --
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In 1589, Henry IV, a Huguenot came to the throne of France
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- Willing to put political peace above religious unity
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- the catholic league had the support of the Pope and the Spanish
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- Opposed by Catholics for 4 years, then converted
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- "Paris is worth a Mass"
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Issued the Edict of Nantes to protect protestants
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- Country remained officially catholic
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- Granted Huguenots the right to public worship, right of assembly, admission to universities, and the right to build fortified towns
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== The Catholic Reformation ==
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Also known as the counter-reformation
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- Reformers inside the church had been pushing change for years
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- popes were afraid of being stripped of powers
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- Many religious orders were established
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Reformers began inside the church to restore its credibility and morality
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- Begun in the 1530s by Pope Paul III
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- Ended corruption in the papacy
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== Council of Trent ==
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Initiated by Charles V and Pope Paul III
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Begun in 1545 to decide what the reforms should look like
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- Met for 20 years
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- Reaffirmed traditiional Catholic beliefs
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- Salvation does not come from good works
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- Bible is not the only source of religious truth
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- All 7 sacraments, transubstantiation, and veneration of saints
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- Tried to end abuses
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- Stiff penalties for corruption
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== The Jesuits ==
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A new order founded by Ignatius of Loyola
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- A former crusader, he created a program of strict self discipline
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- Emotional and spiritual exercises that taught mastery over one's feelings, perfect self control through practice
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- Tried to defent the catholic church and spread the faith
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- Advised catholic rulers
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- Established schools that combined discipline with humanism
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- Travelled to other continents like Africa, Asia, and the Americas to spread catholicism
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== Teresa of Avila ==
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At an early age, felt called to enter a Carmelite convent
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- Dissatisfied with the discipline there, she left and founded her own order
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- Afraid that her contact with her relatives and the outside world would make her unworthy of God's grace
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- Her new order was isolated, dedicated themselves to prayer and meditation
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Impressed with her own work, church authorities asked her to impose her reforms on other convents and monasteries
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- she foundde many communities and reformed others
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== Success of the Catholic Reformation ==
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Majority of Europeans remained Catholic
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- Reformers won back protestant converts
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- Over half converted back by the end of the 16th century
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Church abuses were reduced, charity increased
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Protestant churches did remain
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- debate continued over the interpretations of Christianity
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- in protestant cities, services were said in the vernacular, clergy could marry and were subject to taxes and civil courts
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== Persecutions of the Reformations ==
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Witch hunts 1450-1750
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- People believed in magic which could be done with the help of the devil
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- anti christian
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70-100 thousand people were sentenced to death for harmful magic or diabolical witchcraft
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- Majority of the accused witches were women
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- people who behaved in non-traditional ways were most often targeted
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- Social outcasts, beggars, midwives and herbalists
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Jews
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- in the renaissance, many cities relegated the jews into ghettos
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- under pressure to convert
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- Luther called for jews who did not convert to his teachings to be expelled and their synagogues burned down
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- Charles V would not allow them to settle new Spanish territories
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- Many jews fled to the ottoman empire
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== Henry VIII and the Counter Reformation ==
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|
|
-- The English Reformation --
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|
Henry VIII denounced the reformation
|
|
- Given the title "Defender of the Faith"
|
|
His #1 goal - beget a bale heir to solve the issue of succession
|
|
- His father had won the War of the Roses, a civil war in England over succession after past kings had left no clear heirs
|
|
|
|
-- Wife #1 --
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In 1509, Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon
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|
- Widow of his older brother, daughter of the King and Queen of Spain, and aunt to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
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- In 18 years, they only had one child, a daughter - Mary, and a number of miscarriages and stillbirths
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- Henry thought the marriage was cursed
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- The union was forbidden and had required a special dispensation from the Pope
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Henry was interesetd in Anne Boleyn, a lady in waiting
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- To marry her would require an annulment from the pope
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- Charles V was holding the pope captive, and the marriage was 18 years old
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|
|
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-- Acquiring Wife #2 --
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Henry VIII convened the "Reformation Parliament"
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|
- Recognized Henry as the head of church in England
|
|
- Placed the clergy under royal jurisdiction
|
|
- Also ended all payments to the laity in Rome
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|
In 1533, he married the pregnant Anne Boleyn
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- She soon gave birth to Elizabeth, and the Act of Succession made Anne's children legitimate heirs
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Act of Supremacy - made henry the only supreme head of the Church of England in 1534
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- In 1537, Anne was beheaded for treason and adultery, and Elizabeth was declared illegitimate
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-- Wife #3 and #4 --
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Jane Seymour: 3rd wife
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- Married her 11 days after he beheaded Anne Boleyn
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- The only wife to provide him with a son, Edward VI
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- Died 12 days later from complications from childbirth, Henry saw her as his best wife
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Anne of Cleves: 4th wife
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- Sister to a German Duke, their wedding was to unite the newly protestant England with German protestants
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- Holbein was sent to England to paint her, brought back a beautiful portrait
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- Henry agreed to marry her based on it, but she wasn't as beautiful in reality
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- Divorced, but paid handsomely, stayed in England
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-- Wife #5 and #6 --
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Katherine Howard
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- Lady in waiting to Anne of Cleves
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- Secretly seeing an old boyfriend and had previously been engaged
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- Old boyfriends were tortured and killed, she was also beheaded after 18 months of marriage
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Katherine Parr
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- Married in 1543 (her third husband)
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- Very religious, wrote some books on theology, stayed by his side until his death
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-- Mary I --
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Catherine of Aragon's Daughter, a devout Catholic
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- Tried to return England to the Catholic Church
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- Many protestants protested
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- She persecuted them, earning the name "Bloody Mary"
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- Some chose exile and left, it is unknown how many died (Elizabeth also killed a similar number of Catholics during her reign)
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She died childless in 1558
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-- Queen Elizabeth I --
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Daughter of Anne Boleyn, inherited the throne after Mary's death
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Re-established the protestant church and compromised with the Elizabethan settlement
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|
- Kept Catholic ritual and hierarchy
|
|
- Bishops would handle the day to day affairs, would keep Catholic ritual and appearance
|
|
- Elizabeth was "supreme governor" over spiritual matters
|
|
- Ended the Pope's authority once and for all
|
|
|
|
-- Religious Wars --
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|
After the Hundred Years War, France had relative peace until the Reformation
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|
Involved in a religious conflict against French Protestants known as the Huguenots
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|
- The crown was caught in the power struggle between the Huguenots and the Guises (Militant Catholics)
|
|
- The Queen Mother convinced the French King Charles IX that there was a protestant conspiracy, only a swift execution of their leaders could prevent an attack on Paris
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|
- St Bartholomew's Day Massacre - Huguenot leader and 3,000 other Huguenots killed in Paris
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- Within 3 days, 20,000 protestants dead
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- Huguenot and Catholic factions continued to battle
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-- Henry IV Brings Peace --
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|
In 1589, Henry IV, a Huguenot came to the throne of France
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|
- Willing to put political peace above religious unity
|
|
- the catholic league had the support of the Pope and the Spanish
|
|
- Opposed by Catholics for 4 years, then converted
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|
- "Paris is worth a Mass"
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|
Issued the Edict of Nantes to protect protestants
|
|
- Country remained officially catholic
|
|
- Granted Huguenots the right to public worship, right of assembly, admission to universities, and the right to build fortified towns
|
|
|
|
== The Catholic Reformation ==
|
|
|
|
Also known as the counter-reformation
|
|
- Reformers inside the church had been pushing change for years
|
|
- popes were afraid of being stripped of powers
|
|
- Many religious orders were established
|
|
Reformers began inside the church to restore its credibility and morality
|
|
- Begun in the 1530s by Pope Paul III
|
|
- Ended corruption in the papacy
|
|
|
|
== Council of Trent ==
|
|
|
|
Initiated by Charles V and Pope Paul III
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|
Begun in 1545 to decide what the reforms should look like
|
|
- Met for 20 years
|
|
- Reaffirmed traditiional Catholic beliefs
|
|
- Salvation does not come from good works
|
|
- Bible is not the only source of religious truth
|
|
- All 7 sacraments, transubstantiation, and veneration of saints
|
|
- Tried to end abuses
|
|
- Stiff penalties for corruption
|
|
|
|
== The Jesuits ==
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|
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|
A new order founded by Ignatius of Loyola
|
|
- A former crusader, he created a program of strict self discipline
|
|
- Emotional and spiritual exercises that taught mastery over one's feelings, perfect self control through practice
|
|
- Tried to defent the catholic church and spread the faith
|
|
- Advised catholic rulers
|
|
- Established schools that combined discipline with humanism
|
|
- Travelled to other continents like Africa, Asia, and the Americas to spread catholicism
|
|
|
|
== Teresa of Avila ==
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|
|
|
At an early age, felt called to enter a Carmelite convent
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|
- Dissatisfied with the discipline there, she left and founded her own order
|
|
- Afraid that her contact with her relatives and the outside world would make her unworthy of God's grace
|
|
- Her new order was isolated, dedicated themselves to prayer and meditation
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|
Impressed with her own work, church authorities asked her to impose her reforms on other convents and monasteries
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|
- she foundde many communities and reformed others
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|
|
|
== Success of the Catholic Reformation ==
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|
|
|
Majority of Europeans remained Catholic
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|
- Reformers won back protestant converts
|
|
- Over half converted back by the end of the 16th century
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|
Church abuses were reduced, charity increased
|
|
Protestant churches did remain
|
|
- debate continued over the interpretations of Christianity
|
|
- in protestant cities, services were said in the vernacular, clergy could marry and were subject to taxes and civil courts
|
|
|
|
== Persecutions of the Reformations ==
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|
|
|
Witch hunts 1450-1750
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|
- People believed in magic which could be done with the help of the devil
|
|
- anti christian
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|
70-100 thousand people were sentenced to death for harmful magic or diabolical witchcraft
|
|
- Majority of the accused witches were women
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|
- people who behaved in non-traditional ways were most often targeted
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|
- Social outcasts, beggars, midwives and herbalists
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|
Jews
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- in the renaissance, many cities relegated the jews into ghettos
|
|
- under pressure to convert
|
|
- Luther called for jews who did not convert to his teachings to be expelled and their synagogues burned down
|
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- Charles V would not allow them to settle new Spanish territories
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- Many jews fled to the ottoman empire
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== The Protestant Reformation ==
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-- Causes --
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Humanists encouraged education
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- Those who were educated became more ctirical of their institutions, including the Church
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Clergy and church property were largely exempt from taxes, many laws, and civic obligations
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- Did not have to participate in the military, city watch or be tried in civil court
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The hierarchy of the church had become pre-occupied with secular affairs
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- Controlled the papal states and fought wars to protect them
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-Feuded with secular rulers over control of church offices
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- Popes led lavish lives like contemporary kinds
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The Church required money for war, construction, and to support the lifestyle of some of the clergy
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Raised the money in several ways
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- Increased fees for services
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- "Sold" indulgences
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- After absolution, a person still must do penance for their sins
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- If not enough is done in this life, one pays for it in purgatory after death
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-- Martin Luther --
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Well educated son of a miner
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- His parents wanted him to be a lawyer but he entered the Order of Saint Augustine instead
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- Ordained in 1507, he travelled to Rome where he saw many things that disillusioned him about
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Luther struggled with his own sinfulness and the perfect righteousness necessary for salvation
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- Came up with the idea of "justification by faith alone" by 1518 (sola fide)
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- Salvation did not come from charitable acts or reigious ceremonies but from full trust in Jesus Christ
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- God is pleased with good works, but it has no bearing on whether or not he bestows eternal life
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-- Luther v Tetzel --
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In 1517, Pope Leo X revived a Jubilee Indulgence
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- It would forgive all outstanding un-repented sins upon the completion of certain acts
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- The funds were put toward building the Cathedral of Peter in Rome
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Johann Tetzel was sent to sell those indulgences in Germany
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- He advertized them as a way to be free from future guilt or free relatives from purgatory
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- Did not ask for repentance
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Luther was outraged by Tetzel's claims
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- Believed that Tetzel's sale of indulgences made it appear thayt salvation was something that could be bought and sold
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- Wrote the 95 Theses and nailed them to the doors of the church in Wittenbrg, argued that
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- Indulgences were not based on the Bible
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- Pope did not have the authority to free souls from purgatory
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-- Reaction to the Theses --
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Copies of the 95 Theses were printed and distributed throughout Europe
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- A debate was scheduled between Luther and Tetzel
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- In the debate, Luther went even further, challenging the Treasury of Merit and the Pope's authority in other areas
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The Church asked Luther to recant
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- Luther's calls became even more extreme
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- At first, he had only meant to reform the Catholic Church
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- Later, he called christians to reject the Pope's authority and that the Church could only be reformed from the outside
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- Asserted the authority of scripture alone
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- Called the Pope the Antichrist
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In 1521, Leo X gave him 60 days to recant, then excommunicated him
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Peace of Augsburg
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It allowed German princes to choose between Catholicism and Lutheranism
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Who it protected: Protestants
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Elizabethan Settlement
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It allowed Catholics to practice their faith, while ending Papal authority in England
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Who it protected: Catholics
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Edict of Nantes
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It ensured rights of Protestants, such as the right to public assembly and worship
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Who it protected: Protestants
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=== 13 === REFORMATION AND RELIGIOUS WARS ===
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Chronology
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1517 - Martin Luther writes "Ninety-five Theses on the Power of Indulgences"
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1521 - Diet of Worms
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1521-1559 - Habsburg-Valois wars
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1525 - German Peasants' War
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1526 - Turkish victory at Mohacs, which allows spread of protestantism in Hungary
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1530s - Henry VIII ends the authority of the pope in England
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1535 - Angela Merici establishes the Ursulines as the first women's teaching order
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1536 - John Calvin publishes "The Institutes of the Christian Religion"
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1540 - Papal approval of Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
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1542 - Pope Paul III establishes the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition
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1545-1563 - Council of Trent
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1553-1558 - Reign of Mary Tudor and temporary restoration of Catholicism in England
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1555 - Peace of Augsburg; official recognition of Lutheranism
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1558-1603 - Reign of Elizabeth in England
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1560-1660 - Height of the European witch-hunt
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1568-1578 - Civil War in the Netherlands
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1572 - Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre
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1588 - England defeats Spanish Armada
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1598 - Edict of Nantes
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== The Christian Church in the Early Sixteenth Century ==
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Europeans in the early 1500s were deeply pious
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Examples:
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- Processions
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- Pilgrimages
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- Paying for altars
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- Praying for the church
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- Devoting time and money
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Due to this piety many were critical of the Roman Catholic Church and clergy
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Church had a damaged reputation due to:
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- Papal conflict with German Emperor Frederick II in the 1200s
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- Babylonian captivity
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- Great Schism
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People criticized:
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- Papal tax collection
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- The papacy itself
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- Church hierarchy
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- Church wealth
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Some argued that certain doctrines were incorrect
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These people wanted to reform institutions, educate clergy more, regulare clerical behavior, and alter doctrines
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These efforts saw success in Bohemia, where a church independent from Rome existed a century before the reformation
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Anti-clerical ideas rampant
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- Some priests were corrupt and did not live according to doctrine
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Priests held multiple offices but did not uphold their spiritual responsibilities and simply collected money
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Priests, monks, and nuns exempt from civil responsibility, yet religious orders held large swaths of property
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== Martin Luther ==
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Criticism alone did not cause the reformation, instead the religious struggle of Martin Luther did
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-- Martin Luther --
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Born in Saxony
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Earned a master's degree at University of Erfurt
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Originally wanted to be a lawyer, instead became an Augustinian friar
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Ordained 1507
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Professor at Univ. of Wittenberg
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Had religious OCD (scrupulosity)
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Luther's doctrines included:
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Scripture alone (sola scriptura)
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Faith alone (sola fide)
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Grace alone (sola gratia)
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Indulgences: a document issued by the church lessening penance or time in purgatory
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Johann Tetzel: Dominican friar who said those who bought indulgences would have all of their sins forgiven
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Luther wrote "Ninety-Five Theses on the Power of Indulgences" in 1517
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Nailed to Wittenberg castle's church door
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Luther utilized printing press to spread these ideas
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Charles V called the Diet of Worms to make Luther recant
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== Protestant Thought ==
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Ulrich Zwingli taught scripture alone
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The word "protestant" derives from the protest of a small group of German princes
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CATHOLIC VS PROTESTANT
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Salvation:
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Catholics: Faith and good works
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Protestants: Faith alone
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Authority:
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Catholics: Scripture and tradition
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Protestants: Scripture alone
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Protestants believe the church is a spiritual fellowhood of all believers
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Catholics believe in transubstantiation
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Lutherans believe that Christ is present in the bread and wine through God's mystery
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Zwingli held that the Eucharist was merely a remembrance
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== The Appeal of Protestant Ideas ==
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Luther advocated a simple religion based on faith and a return to the early church
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Everyone should read scripture
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Scholars attribute Luther's fame to the printing press
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Luther and Zwingli wanted political authority to accept the reformation
|
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Luther worked with Saxon nobility
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|
|
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== Radical Reformation ==
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Anabaptists: rebaptizers, those who advocated adult baptism
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Some groups wanted communal ownership and rejected "unbiblical living"
|
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Anabaptists banished, beaten, burned, or drowned
|
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Radical reformers called for social and religious change
|
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Luther wanted to prevent rebellion
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Freedom for Luther meant independence from Catholic authority
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German Peasants' War of 1525 stregnthened authority of lay rulers
|
|
|
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== Marriage, Sexuality, and the Role of Women ==
|
|
|
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Protestant reformers married
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Expected to be models of obedience and charity
|
|
Women asked to be cheerful in obedience
|
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Protestants saw marriage as a contract
|
|
Protestants allowed divorce
|
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Reformation had a positive impact on marriage
|
|
Reformation brought about the closing of monasteries and convents, marriage was the only option for protestant women
|
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Women not allowed in clergy, but allowed to make policy
|
|
|
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== Rise of the Habsburg Dynasty ==
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Marriage used to create alliances
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Habsburgs became international power
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Marriage of Maximilian and Mary angered France
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Charles V inherited Holy Roman Empire
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Charles V strongly anti protestant
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== Religious Wars in Switzerland and Germany ==
|
|
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Ruler determined religious practice in his land
|
|
A treary in switzerland allowed religious freedom and ordered neutrality
|
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Charles V called a diet in Augsburg in 1530
|
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Habsburg-Valois wars (1521-1559) were fought in Italy and Germany
|
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Charles V fighting for religious unity and centralized state
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in 1555 Charles agreed to the Peace of Augsburg, which formally recognized Lutheranism, and let princes choose between Catholicism and Lutheranism
|
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Ended religious wars in Germany
|
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John Calvin had a profound influence
|
|
|
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== England ==
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Reformation in England had economic and political reasons
|
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Henry wanted an annulment for his marriage, but did not get it
|
|
Henry removed papal jurisdiction from England and made himself supreme head of the Church in England
|
|
English church retained catholic practices
|
|
Church land came under crown rule
|
|
England transformed into a modern state
|
|
Most clergy complacent, but some started the Pilgrimage of Grace, largest rebellion in English history
|
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Ireland was strongly catholic
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== Upholding protestantism in England ==
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|
|
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Protestant ideas influenced life strongly
|
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Book of common prayer approved by parliament
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Mary Tudor ruled briefly and attempted to bring back Catholicism
|
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Elizabeth succeeded Mary and brought about religious stability
|
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Some wanted more elements of Catholicism in the Church of England
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Others wanted none at all: Puritans
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== Calvinism ==
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John Calvin born in 1509
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Converted to protestantism
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Taught predestination: God decided at the beginning of time who would be saved and who wouldn't
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Set up theocracy in Geneva
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Became a model for reformers across Europe
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== The Protestant Reformation ==
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-- Causes --
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Humanists encouraged education
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- Those who were educated became more ctirical of their institutions, including the Church
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Clergy and church property were largely exempt from taxes, many laws, and civic obligations
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- Did not have to participate in the military, city watch or be tried in civil court
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The hierarchy of the church had become pre-occupied with secular affairs
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- Controlled the papal states and fought wars to protect them
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-Feuded with secular rulers over control of church offices
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- Popes led lavish lives like contemporary kinds
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The Church required money for war, construction, and to support the lifestyle of some of the clergy
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Raised the money in several ways
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- Increased fees for services
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- "Sold" indulgences
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- After absolution, a person still must do penance for their sins
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- If not enough is done in this life, one pays for it in purgatory after death
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-- Martin Luther --
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Well educated son of a miner
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- His parents wanted him to be a lawyer but he entered the Order of Saint Augustine instead
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- Ordained in 1507, he travelled to Rome where he saw many things that disillusioned him about
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Luther struggled with his own sinfulness and the perfect righteousness necessary for salvation
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- Came up with the idea of "justification by faith alone" by 1518 (sola fide)
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- Salvation did not come from charitable acts or reigious ceremonies but from full trust in Jesus Christ
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- God is pleased with good works, but it has no bearing on whether or not he bestows eternal life
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-- Luther v Tetzel --
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In 1517, Pope Leo X revived a Jubilee Indulgence
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- It would forgive all outstanding un-repented sins upon the completion of certain acts
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- The funds were put toward building the Cathedral of Peter in Rome
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Johann Tetzel was sent to sell those indulgences in Germany
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- He advertized them as a way to be free from future guilt or free relatives from purgatory
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- Did not ask for repentance
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Luther was outraged by Tetzel's claims
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- Believed that Tetzel's sale of indulgences made it appear thayt salvation was something that could be bought and sold
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- Wrote the 95 Theses and nailed them to the doors of the church in Wittenbrg, argued that
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- Indulgences were not based on the Bible
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- Pope did not have the authority to free souls from purgatory
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-- Reaction to the Theses --
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Copies of the 95 Theses were printed and distributed throughout Europe
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- A debate was scheduled between Luther and Tetzel
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- In the debate, Luther went even further, challenging the Treasury of Merit and the Pope's authority in other areas
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The Church asked Luther to recant
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- Luther's calls became even more extreme
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- At first, he had only meant to reform the Catholic Church
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- Later, he called christians to reject the Pope's authority and that the Church could only be reformed from the outside
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- Asserted the authority of scripture alone
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- Called the Pope the Antichrist
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In 1521, Leo X gave him 60 days to recant, then excommunicated him
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Peace of Augsburg
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It allowed German princes to choose between Catholicism and Lutheranism
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Who it protected: Protestants
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Elizabethan Settlement
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It allowed Catholics to practice their faith, while ending Papal authority in England
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Who it protected: Catholics
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Edict of Nantes
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It ensured rights of Protestants, such as the right to public assembly and worship
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Who it protected: Protestants
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=== 13 === REFORMATION AND RELIGIOUS WARS ===
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Chronology
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1517 - Martin Luther writes "Ninety-five Theses on the Power of Indulgences"
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1521 - Diet of Worms
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1521-1559 - Habsburg-Valois wars
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1525 - German Peasants' War
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1526 - Turkish victory at Mohacs, which allows spread of protestantism in Hungary
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1530s - Henry VIII ends the authority of the pope in England
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1535 - Angela Merici establishes the Ursulines as the first women's teaching order
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1536 - John Calvin publishes "The Institutes of the Christian Religion"
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1540 - Papal approval of Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
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1542 - Pope Paul III establishes the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition
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1545-1563 - Council of Trent
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1553-1558 - Reign of Mary Tudor and temporary restoration of Catholicism in England
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1555 - Peace of Augsburg; official recognition of Lutheranism
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1558-1603 - Reign of Elizabeth in England
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1560-1660 - Height of the European witch-hunt
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1568-1578 - Civil War in the Netherlands
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1572 - Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre
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1588 - England defeats Spanish Armada
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1598 - Edict of Nantes
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== The Christian Church in the Early Sixteenth Century ==
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Europeans in the early 1500s were deeply pious
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Examples:
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- Processions
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- Pilgrimages
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- Paying for altars
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- Praying for the church
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- Devoting time and money
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Due to this piety many were critical of the Roman Catholic Church and clergy
|
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Church had a damaged reputation due to:
|
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- Papal conflict with German Emperor Frederick II in the 1200s
|
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- Babylonian captivity
|
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- Great Schism
|
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|
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People criticized:
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- Papal tax collection
|
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- The papacy itself
|
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- Church hierarchy
|
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- Church wealth
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|
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Some argued that certain doctrines were incorrect
|
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These people wanted to reform institutions, educate clergy more, regulare clerical behavior, and alter doctrines
|
|
These efforts saw success in Bohemia, where a church independent from Rome existed a century before the reformation
|
|
Anti-clerical ideas rampant
|
|
- Some priests were corrupt and did not live according to doctrine
|
|
Priests held multiple offices but did not uphold their spiritual responsibilities and simply collected money
|
|
Priests, monks, and nuns exempt from civil responsibility, yet religious orders held large swaths of property
|
|
|
|
== Martin Luther ==
|
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|
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Criticism alone did not cause the reformation, instead the religious struggle of Martin Luther did
|
|
-- Martin Luther --
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Born in Saxony
|
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Earned a master's degree at University of Erfurt
|
|
Originally wanted to be a lawyer, instead became an Augustinian friar
|
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Ordained 1507
|
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Professor at Univ. of Wittenberg
|
|
Had religious OCD (scrupulosity)
|
|
|
|
Luther's doctrines included:
|
|
Scripture alone (sola scriptura)
|
|
Faith alone (sola fide)
|
|
Grace alone (sola gratia)
|
|
|
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Indulgences: a document issued by the church lessening penance or time in purgatory
|
|
Johann Tetzel: Dominican friar who said those who bought indulgences would have all of their sins forgiven
|
|
Luther wrote "Ninety-Five Theses on the Power of Indulgences" in 1517
|
|
Nailed to Wittenberg castle's church door
|
|
Luther utilized printing press to spread these ideas
|
|
|
|
Charles V called the Diet of Worms to make Luther recant
|
|
|
|
== Protestant Thought ==
|
|
|
|
Ulrich Zwingli taught scripture alone
|
|
The word "protestant" derives from the protest of a small group of German princes
|
|
|
|
CATHOLIC VS PROTESTANT
|
|
Salvation:
|
|
Catholics: Faith and good works
|
|
Protestants: Faith alone
|
|
Authority:
|
|
Catholics: Scripture and tradition
|
|
Protestants: Scripture alone
|
|
|
|
Protestants believe the church is a spiritual fellowhood of all believers
|
|
Catholics believe in transubstantiation
|
|
Lutherans believe that Christ is present in the bread and wine through God's mystery
|
|
Zwingli held that the Eucharist was merely a remembrance
|
|
|
|
== The Appeal of Protestant Ideas ==
|
|
|
|
Luther advocated a simple religion based on faith and a return to the early church
|
|
Everyone should read scripture
|
|
Scholars attribute Luther's fame to the printing press
|
|
Luther and Zwingli wanted political authority to accept the reformation
|
|
Luther worked with Saxon nobility
|
|
|
|
== Radical Reformation ==
|
|
|
|
Anabaptists: rebaptizers, those who advocated adult baptism
|
|
Some groups wanted communal ownership and rejected "unbiblical living"
|
|
Anabaptists banished, beaten, burned, or drowned
|
|
Radical reformers called for social and religious change
|
|
Luther wanted to prevent rebellion
|
|
Freedom for Luther meant independence from Catholic authority
|
|
German Peasants' War of 1525 stregnthened authority of lay rulers
|
|
|
|
== Marriage, Sexuality, and the Role of Women ==
|
|
|
|
Protestant reformers married
|
|
Expected to be models of obedience and charity
|
|
Women asked to be cheerful in obedience
|
|
Protestants saw marriage as a contract
|
|
Protestants allowed divorce
|
|
Reformation had a positive impact on marriage
|
|
Reformation brought about the closing of monasteries and convents, marriage was the only option for protestant women
|
|
Women not allowed in clergy, but allowed to make policy
|
|
|
|
== Rise of the Habsburg Dynasty ==
|
|
|
|
Marriage used to create alliances
|
|
Habsburgs became international power
|
|
Marriage of Maximilian and Mary angered France
|
|
Charles V inherited Holy Roman Empire
|
|
Charles V strongly anti protestant
|
|
|
|
== Religious Wars in Switzerland and Germany ==
|
|
|
|
Ruler determined religious practice in his land
|
|
A treary in switzerland allowed religious freedom and ordered neutrality
|
|
Charles V called a diet in Augsburg in 1530
|
|
Habsburg-Valois wars (1521-1559) were fought in Italy and Germany
|
|
Charles V fighting for religious unity and centralized state
|
|
in 1555 Charles agreed to the Peace of Augsburg, which formally recognized Lutheranism, and let princes choose between Catholicism and Lutheranism
|
|
Ended religious wars in Germany
|
|
John Calvin had a profound influence
|
|
|
|
== England ==
|
|
|
|
Reformation in England had economic and political reasons
|
|
Henry wanted an annulment for his marriage, but did not get it
|
|
Henry removed papal jurisdiction from England and made himself supreme head of the Church in England
|
|
English church retained catholic practices
|
|
Church land came under crown rule
|
|
England transformed into a modern state
|
|
Most clergy complacent, but some started the Pilgrimage of Grace, largest rebellion in English history
|
|
Ireland was strongly catholic
|
|
|
|
== Upholding protestantism in England ==
|
|
|
|
Protestant ideas influenced life strongly
|
|
Book of common prayer approved by parliament
|
|
Mary Tudor ruled briefly and attempted to bring back Catholicism
|
|
Elizabeth succeeded Mary and brought about religious stability
|
|
Some wanted more elements of Catholicism in the Church of England
|
|
Others wanted none at all: Puritans
|
|
|
|
== Calvinism ==
|
|
|
|
John Calvin born in 1509
|
|
Converted to protestantism
|
|
Taught predestination: God decided at the beginning of time who would be saved and who wouldn't
|
|
Set up theocracy in Geneva
|
|
Became a model for reformers across Europe
|