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100 Years War and Black Death Scientific advances contradicted the Church Corruption within the Catholic Church
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Before the Reformation all Christians were Catholic The [REFORM]ation was an attempt to REFORM, or change, the Catholic Church Wanted to get rid of the corruption and restore faith in the Church
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Reformers established their own Christian religions Caused a split in Christianity with the formation of these new Christian religions
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Martin Luther John Calvin Henry VIII
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Lived from 1483-1546 in Germany Father encouraged him to study law A sudden religious experience inspired him to become a monk
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Became troubled over the possibility of not going to heaven Turned to the Bible and confession for comfort Found the answer he was looking for in the Bible Realized that only faith in Jesus, not good deeds, could save a person
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List of 95 complaints against the Catholic Church He criticized: The power of the Pope The extreme wealth of the Church Indulgences (buying salvation) Not printing Bible in different languages
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Luther’s beliefs spread quickly Made possible by printing press Posted 95 Theses on church doors in Germany Gained support from people and criticism from the Church
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Invented by Johannes Gutenberg First printing on Gutenberg’s press was the Bible. This is a picture of a page from one of Gutenberg’s Bibles. Printing Press
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Local German churches supported Luther’s ideas German princes issued a formal “PROTEST” against the Church for suppressing the reforms The reformers became known as [PROTEST]ants - Protestants
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Based on the teachings of John Calvin Stresses God's power and the moral weakness of human beings Started in Switzerland = Calvinists England = Puritans Scotland = Presbyterians Holland = Dutch Reform France = Huguenots Germany = Reform Church
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Puritan Hugeunots Presbyterian
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Henry VIII – King of England Roman Catholic Opposed Luther’s beliefs Named ‘Defender of the Faith’ by Pope Leo X Reformer due to circumstance not personal beliefs
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Catholic Church did not permit divorce Marriage to Catherine of Aragon did not produce male heir Only a girl - Mary Tudor Needed a male to preserve his throne Asked the Pope for an annulment Would dissolve marriage Could remarry and produce a male heir The Pope denied his request Renounced Catholicism and the Pope Created the Church of England Established his own supremacy over it
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Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy Made Henry “the only supreme head on Earth of the Church of England” Many refused to accept him as the head of the church Were executed for treason Sir Thomas More was one of them!
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Divorced Catherine and married Anne Boleyn Hoped for a male heir but Anne bore him another girl Queen Elizabeth I BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRINCESS ELIZABETH SEPTEMBER 7, 1533
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Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived! 1.Catherine of Aragon – Divorced/Annulled 2.Anne Boleyn – Executed 3.Jane Seymour – Died from Childbirth 4.Anne of Cleves – Divorced/Annulled 5.Catherine Howard – Executed 6.Catherine Parr – Re-Married
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Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn Returned country to Protestantism after her Catholic sister Queen Mary I (“Bloody Mary”) died England solidified as Protestant country Found middle ground between Catholics and Protestants Little religious turmoil for decades
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CHRISTIANITY Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodox Protestant Lutheran Martin Luther Calvinist John Calvin Anglican Henry VIII Puritan Huguenots Presbyterian
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Reformers like Luther established their own non-Catholic religions The Reformation caused a permanent split in Christianity with the formation of new Protestant faiths
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Why would the Catholic Church want to start a Counter-Reformation?
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