Here I Stand: The German Reformation
He sparked the German Reformation with his critiques of the practice and doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church.
Who is Martin Luther?
This king of England split the English Church from the the Church of Rome by declaring himself "supreme head" of the Church of England.
Who is Henry VIII?
This Roman Catholic Church Council reaffirmed traditional Catholic teachings against the Protestants, while also instituting significant reforms.
What is the Council of Trent?
This queen of France ruled as regent for three of her young sons after her husband died.
Who is Catherine de Medicis?
Who is John Tetzel?
He led the Protestant Reformation in the Swiss city of Geneva.
Who is John Calvin?
This queen of England tried to reestablish Catholicism in England after the Protestant Reformation under Edward VI. She is remembered for executing several prominent Protestant reformers.
Who is Mary I?
This soldier turned Catholic reformer, founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) to teach the Roman Catholic faith and encourage personal piety and devotion.
Who is St. Ignatius of Loyola?
This orchestrated attack around France in 1572 resulted in the death of thousands of Protestants.
What is the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre?
This meeting, led by the the Holy Roman Emperor, resulted in Luther refusing to recant his teachings. As a result Luther was outlawed.
What is the Diet of Worms?
Conrad Grebel led these radical reformers that denied the validity of infant baptism and insisted that true Christians must be baptized as adults.
Who are the Anabaptists?
This second wife of Henry VIII was beheaded for adultery and treason.
Who is Anne Boleyn?
This Spanish mystic wrote Dark Night of the Soul.
Who is St. John of the Cross?
This proclamation in 1598 gave religious freedom French Huguenots.
What is the Edict of Nantes?
This compromise in 1555 allowed the individual rulers of territories in the Holy Roman Empire to choose whether their territory would be Lutheran or Roman Catholic.
What is the Peace of Augsburg?
This work by John Calvin came to be considered the definitive statement of Protestant doctrine.
What is the Institutes of the Christian Religion?
This Archbishop of Canterbury helped orchestrate the separation from Rome under Henry VIII as well as the Protestant Reformation under Edward VI. He was eventually burned at the stake.
Who is Thomas Cranmer?
This Spanish mystic wrote the Interior Castle.
Who is St. Teresa of Avila?
This event in Bohemia led to the beginning of the Thirty Years' War when Ferdinand II tried to revoke the freedoms of Protestants.
What is the Defenestration of Prague?
This Latin phrase summarizes the religious compromise made in the Holy Roman Empire in 1555.
What is "cuius regio, eius religio"?
What is the Marburg Colloquy?
This law(issued in 1549, 1552, 1559) required the use of the Book of Common Prayer, the Protestant English liturgy, in public worship.
What is the Act of Uniformity?
This book by St. Ignatius of Loyola helped restore personal piety and spiritual devotion.
What is Spiritual Exercises?
This Protestant mercenary successfully fought for Catholics in the Thirty Years' War for his own personal gain.
Who is Albrecht von Wallenstein?