Influential People during the Reformation

- Born in 1483 and died in 1546- was serious Augustinian priest and monk- Wrote Ninety-Five Theses, nailed it to the church door- Initiated radical change in history- Theses was about forgiveness an meaning of indulgence- Started the Lutherin Church

- elected to the throne of the Holy Roman Empire- Excommunied Luther from the Church- Hated Luther's thoughts about indulgences- Burnt people who were considered heretics- Agreed with German national assembly decision to let Catholicism practice anywhere- Also signed the Peace of Augusburg which said that local rulers could choose the religion of their domain

- Born in 1484 and died in 1531- Also acceptedd the thoughts of Luther- Also accepted Calvanism- He wanted to help people - Protestants wanted follow him because he liked Luthers thoughts.- Worked constantly in spite of chronically poor health

- Pope during the time of King Henry VIII- Refused to grant the divorce for Henry- Church ws conviced that the marriage was valid- Also couldnt grant the divorce because it involved Charles V who was a nephew of Catherine, Henrys wife

- called Bloody Mary because she executed hundreds of Anglicans.- Reigned for a little while after Henry VII died- Executed 100s of Anglicans because of their religion

- took office in Rome during the time Henry VIII assumed headship of the Chruch of England- Interested in the reform within the Catholic Church- decided to hold a general church council, Protestant invited- had 2 main purposes for this-1. bring protestants and catholics back together-2. to state clearly the principal teachings of the Catholic church

- trying to bring reform like Teresa's to the Carmelite friars- Inspired by Teresa of Avila- loved the teachings taught in The Interior Castle- talks about how God can come through prayer and love

- Pope during the releasing of Ninety-Five theses- saw it as an arguement among monks- Luther wrote it directly to Leo to deny any heresy- Wasn't concerned about the controversy- Leo stopped people from selling indulgences

- Born in 1509 and died in 1564- Inspired by Luthers ideas to create Calvanism- Ideas included very simple church worship- Wrote The Institutes of the Christian Relgion- wrote about his undersanding of Christian faith and practice-

- Reigned from 1509 to 1547- Was given the title defender of the faith by Leo- Didnt like Luthers thoughts and his idea to revolt- Was desperate to have a baby son- Married about 7 times to make a son- Fourth wife delievered a baby boy- Died while married to his 7th wife- Clement didnt let him divorce so he broke away from the church so he could divorce.

- One of the Catholics executed for their faith- Been a chacellor of England- Was a lawyer and a writer- invented the term for ideal world, utopia- Rejected the head of the Chruch of England who was Henry-

- Reigned after Queen Mary- Reigned for about forty-five years- Solidify the dominance of the Anglican church- Wasnt able to convert everyone because dissenters wanted a Calvinist religion.

- Teresa of Avila was born in 1515 and died in 1582- Carmelite nun, aided in the reform of monastic life- Thought monastery was supposed to be all about God- Reality hit and the truth, the spirt of quiet focus on God was lost- Established a small convent, called Saint Joseph's, in Avilia, Spain- Wrote The Interior Castle- Probably inspired by her monastery experience