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Rel. ch. 6
avignon papacy, council of constance, etc.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Avignon Papacy | when the center of the christian church moved to Avignon, France-under the control of the French king. |
| Clement V | first pope to reside in Avignon, France |
| Antipope | someone who claims to be pope and opposes the pope |
| Renaissance | rebirth; a positive and direct result of the crusades and when Europeans rediscoverd the culture of the ancient Greeks + Romans |
| St. Angela Merici | founded Order of St. Ursula, one of the largest educational orders |
| Humanists | believed humans had value as children of God' believed the key to reform of the church was religious education |
| St. Thomas More | Christian humanist that was martyred for not letting the king become head of English church; lawyer + chief counselor to the king. |
| St. John Fisher | Christian humanist that was martyred for not letting the king become head of English church; bishop of Rochester, England |
| Erasmus | scholar; Dutch priest that published a version of the New Testament with the Greek text + a Latin translation |
| St. Catherine of Siena | persuaded Pope Gregory XI to leave Avignon + return to Rome |
| Papacy | the office of the pope |
| The Black Death | deathly bubonic plague; killed as many as 1/3 of Europe's population |
| why did people lose respect for the papacy? | Popes were under control of the French kings and did what they told them. |
| catholic | universal |
| why was christendom split into two? | The great schism |
| how did the church end up w/ 3 popes? | cardinals elected another pope when there was already two. |
| conciliarism | belief that church councils have more authority than the church |
| characteristics of the renaissance | 1) increased trade 2) cities 3) rise of strong kings 4) lots of art 5) scientific research 6) development of humanism 7) rise of universities, questiong, and criticsm of the church |
| Council of Constance | ended the Great Schism and declared the Church should be ruled by conciliarism |
| Two examples of corrup Renaissance popes: | 1) Julius II celebrated war victory on palm sunday 2) Alexander VI took more interest in his family's welfare. |
| major complaint of priests in hte renaissance: | poorly trained for their ministry |