Transcript The Reformation

The
Reformation
Reformation

Reformation – 1500’s movement to
change church practices
 Led
by Martin Luther.
 German
monk who didn’t
like the corruption he saw
in the Catholic Church.
Indulgences
 Luther
was against the sale of
Indulgences.
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The idea that you could buy your way into
heaven.
Sins could be forgiven at a price.
The Church made a lot of money this way.
95 Theses
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In 1517, he attacks the church in the
95 theses - statements of belief
It’s a list of
complaints against
the church.
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He gets
excommunicated
The Pope
 The
Pope at the time was Leo X (a Medici)
 He was trying to rebuild St. Peter’s
Basilica in Rome so was selling
indulgences left and right.
The Pope
 The
Pope had
a white Elephant
named Hanno
Printing Press
 While
in hiding Luther translated the Bible
into German so educated people could
read it.
 In
1450 Johann Gutenberg invented the
moveable type printing press, lots of
Bibles were printed.
Protestants
 Luther’s
followers are called Protestants
 Many
still support church - conflict causes
religious wars
 By
1600, Protestantism spreads to
England, Scandinavia