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13.3

13.3 Protestant Reformation

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Martin Luther In 1517, protests against Church abuses erupted into a full-scale revolt. The man who triggered the revolt was a German monk and professor of theology named Martin Luther.
John Calvin reformer who would profoundly affect the direction of the Reformation
Charles V summoned Luther to the diet at the City of Worms
indulgences According to the church teaching, an indulgence was a lessening of the time a soul would have to spend in purgatory, a place where souls too impure to enter heaven atoned of sins committed during their lifetimes.
predestination the idea that God had long ago determined who would gain salvation
Wittenberg In 1517, a priest named Johann Tetzel set up a pulpit on the outskirts of Wittenberg, Germany. He offered indulgences to any Christian who contributed money for the rebuilding of the Cathedral of St. Peter in Rome.
Geneva seemed like a model community. In 1541, Protestants in the Swiss city-state of Geneva asked Calvin to lead their community.
diet a assembly of German princes, comes from the Middle English word meaning "a day for a meeting".
theocracy a government run by church leaders
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