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Reformation key terms
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- 1ReformationSplit in the Catholic Church and establishment of Protestantism in the 16th Century
- 2Martin LutherGerman priest and theologian who was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation
b.10 November 1483
d.18 February 1546 - 3Abuses of the Catholic Church (5)nepotism
simony
absenteeism
pluralism
sale of indulgences - 4NepotismGiving jobs in the Church
to your relatives - 5SimonySelling jobs to people (i.e. taking money for giving them the job)
- 6AbsenteeismBishops' habit of not visiting the diocese they were supposedly responsible for
(i.e. being absent) - 7PluralismBishops having multiple (i.e. plural) positions at the same time
- 8Sale of indulgencesThe Church took money to allow a person to commit more sins (i.e. indulge them), or to reduce the time they would spend in purgatory
- 995 ThesesThe list of demands to reform the Church Martin Luther nailed to the door of the church at Wittenberg
(November 5th 1517) - 10Exsurge DomineThe letter (papal bull) sent by Pope Leo X condemning Martin Luther in 1520.
Luther burned it - 11Diet of WormsMeeting called by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V to discuss the Martin Luther situation.
- 12Edict of WormsDeclaration that Martin Luther was a heretic (May 25th 1521)
- 13TransubstantiationBelief that at communion
bread and wine are completely converted to the body and blood of Christ
(Catholic belief)
(opposite of consubstantiation) - 14ConsubstantiationBelief that both bread and wine and the
body and blood of Christ are present at Communion
(Luther's/ Protestant belief)
(opposite of transubstantiation) - 15Source of religious knowledge for LutherThe bible (not the bishops or Pope)
- 16Number of sacraments for Luther2 - Baptism and Communion
(7 for Catholic Church) - 17Justification by faith alone (Sola Fide)Luther's belief that God forgives sinners because of their faith, not 'works'
- 18VernacularLocal language - Luther thought that church services should be conducted and scripture should be printed in the vernacular instead of Latin (e.g. English in England, German in Germany)
- 19Peace of AugsburgSettlement between HRE Charles V and Lutheran (Protestant) princes, following 9 years of war
September 25th 1955
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- Some key terms to revise for essay and quiz on Martin Luther and the Reformation
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