Religion People Part 2
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14 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 St. Dominic | wealthy Spanish noble who became priest. convinced of need for scholars and preachers who lived simple lives. He had an appreciation for Gospels and Catholic teachings and his followers became known as Dominicans |
| St. Thomas Aquinas | A dominican who was slow in giving anwers and was nicknamed "dumb ox". became one of Church's greatest writers and thinkers. wrote Summa Theologica |
| St. Catherine of Siena | wrote letters and visited Pope in Avignon. the Pope returned to Rome in 1377 |
| Martin Luther | priest who was a professor of theology and scripture in Germany. He wanted to stop abuse in the Church. He posted a list of 95 objections and the Pope forbade him to write abotu his ideas. He was excommunicated. |
| John Calvin | started the Presbyterian Church |
| King Henry VIII | Man who's wife was unable to bear a son so he wanted the Pope to declare his marriage invalid so he could marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope refused, so he declared that he was in charge of the Church of England and anyone who disagreed was beheaded. This became the Anglican church |
| Anne Boleyn | wife of King Henry VIII |
| St. Vincent de Paul | did not imitate leaders of his time. he was a talented young priest in Paris, France. worked for a small present parish for one year. helped people and organized priests |
| St. Louise de Marillac | founded daughers of charity-card for sick and poor. believed helping poor was a privilege |
| St. Julie Buillart | was present as child when father was shot. no one was hurt but she was paralyzed from shock. gathered people to her bedside to preach. escaped death; cured of paralysis |
| Pope Leo XIII | wrote and encyclical called rerum novarum |
| Pope Pius XI | called the first Vatican Council; issued syllabus of errors |
| Pope John XXIII | called second Vatican Council;died during the council |
| Pope Paul VI | continued council after Pope John XXIII died |
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