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Theology
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He chopped down a famous tree "idol" after challenging Thor to strike him down.

Boniface

100

The Third Crusade saw the kings of Germany, England, and France pitted against this man - sultan of Egypt and Syria. 

Saladin

100

The Fourth Lateran Council officially instituted the practice of religious trials called this.

Inquisitions

200

From the days of the early church - but especially in the late Middle Ages - Christians called this could be found who try to discover God through their experiences or intuitions.

Mystics

200

This 14th & 15th century theologian - a native of Prague - has a name that translates to "goose", and some historians call him "the Morningstar of the Reformation"

Jan Hus

200

The Roman Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist asserts this, the belief that the bread & wine become the substance of Jesus body & blood.

Transubstantiation

300

He was the first man to translate the Bible into English. His followers later became known as "Lollards".

John Wycliffe

300

These rulers of Spain sponsored Columbus' voyage to the New World and received Pope Alexander VI's commission to take Christianity to the newly discovered lands.

Isabella I and Ferdinand II

300

Augustine is famous for arguing against this heretical theologian who asserted that man is not inherently sinful, & Adam only left a bad moral example which can be avoided. 

Pelagius
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