Reformation Ideas Spread

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Reformation Ideas Spread

• Chapter 1 Section 4

• Objectives
• Describe the new ideas that Protestant sects
  embraced
• Understand why England formed a new church
• Analyze how the Catholic Church reformed itself
• Explain why many groups faced persecution during
  the Reformation

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I. Explosion of Protestant Sects

• Lutherans , Calvinists
• Radicals
• Ana Baptists
• Their ideas
• Most were peaceful
• Religiously tolerant
• Separation of Church and State
• Rejected infant baptism
• Abolished private property

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II. The English Reformation

• Henry VIII
• King of England (1509-1547)
• Known as the Defender of the Faith
• Problems that arose
• First wife
• Catherine of Aragon
• Married 18 Years
• 1 child, a girl, Mary
• Henry wants a son
• Requests an annulment from the Pope
• The pope refuses

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• Church of England
• Henry takes control of the church in England and
  creates the Church of England or, Anglican Church
• Church allows divorce
• His marriage is annulled, and he marries Anne
  Boleyn
• She gives birth to Elizabeth
• The other wives of Henry
• His third wife, Jane Seymour would bare him a
  son, but died shortly after.
• Of the three after her, one was divorced, another
  executed, and the sixth was widowed

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• Religious Turmoil
• Henry dies in 1547
• Edward VI takes over
• 9 years old
• Devout Protestant
• The Book of Common Prayer
• Became required readings for church services
• Sparked some uprisings
• Edward dies in 1553

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• Bloody Mary
• Daughter of Catherine of Aragon
• Devout Catholic
• Changes the official religion of England to
  Catholicism
• Murdered hundreds of Protestants with the charge
  of heresy
• Elizabeth I
• Becomes Queen in 1558
• Daughter of Anne Boleyn
• Compromised between Protestants and Catholics
• England becomes a mostly Protestant Nation

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II. Catholic Reformation

• Led by Pope Paul III
• It is also known as the Counter-reformation
• Council of Trent
• Established the direction the reform should take
• Council met for almost 20 years
• The Final Decree
• Salvation comes from both good works and faith
• Belief in Purgatory
• Stopped corruption
• Indulgences

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• The Inquisition
• Church Court
• Used torture and execution
• Created The Index of Forbidden Books
• These books were considered immoral for Catholics
  to read

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• The Jesuits
• Founded by Ignatius Loyola
• The Society of Jesus
• Embarked on defending and spreading the Catholic
  Church
• Used education

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III. Widespread Persecution

• Witch Hunts
• Happened between 1450 and 1750
• Victims
• Mostly women
• Old
• Single
• Persecution
• Due to the accusation of the use of magic