The Catholic Church
Martin Luther
A German Priest who wanted reform
Nailed 95 theories he believed were wrong with the Church to an actual church
Didn't mind being exiled from the Church because it allowed him to smuggle out some nuns and marry one
Roman Catholic Church
The Roman Crusades
At the command of the Pope they battled from West to East in an attempt to claim Jerusalem
Additional crusades with Muslims weakened armies
The crusaders gave up
The Pope's power was recognized
The dying language of Latin reduced following
The first bible was translated to English by John Wickliffe. All copies were burned
Leadership turned to corruption, such as priests charging for forgiveness
Roman Empire
The East and West began to move apart due to languages and other differences
The Bishop of Rome, the Pope began gaining power, eventually emperors required anointment from the Pope
The Church began to split up
Who left: The Nestorians, The Oriental Orthodox Churches
The Empire was split in two; Rome (west) and Constantinople (east)
Christianity became the official religion by Theodosius
Great Britain
Christians probably fled to the area to escape persecution
St. Alban, one of the first Christians in Britain was beheaded
Constantine had a vision and attempted to unite the empire with Christianity
The Council of Nicea was formed to allow bishops to meet to develop the Nicene Creed as a guide
Seven ecumenical meetings took place that decided Jesus was God and a man
The Common Era
The birth of Jesus
Disciples spreading the Word of God
Peter as a leader
Named Christians
Letters to churches about the life of Jesus written at this time are now captured in the Bible
Some believe Peter became the first Bishop of Rome
People who protested against the Church were named Protestants
People who protested against the Church were named Protestants
Many subsects of Protestants disagreed with what to believe
Copies of William Tyndale English translated bible were smuggled in England after he was kicked out of the country
King Henry's marriage was annulled by the Archbishop of Canterbury after the Pope refused. Henry left the Church and made himself the head of The New Church of England.
Counterreformation began to keep followers of the Roman Catholic Church. Decisions were made at the Council of Trent to keep traditions and stop priests from exploiting people out of money.
When Henry's son took over the Protestant Church, a draft of 39 Articles were formed that distanced their beliefs from The Roman Catholic Church
The Book of Common Prayer was created
Queen Mary reunited England with the Catholic Church
Bloody Mary had Protestants burned
After Queen Mary's death, Queen Elizabeth made England Protestant again