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Blog #53 May 24, 2019

1a. indulgence- a pardon that released a sinner
from performing the penalty of a priest.
1b. reformation- a movement for religious reform
1c. Lutheran- Luther and his father formed this group
1d. protestant- applied to christians who belonged to non Catholic Churches
1e. Peace of Augsburg- a famous religious settlement where the prince decided the religion of his state
1f. Annul- means to set aside
1g. Anglican- the Church of England

3. Social- led people to question the Church
    Economic- European princes and kings were jealous of the Church's wealth
    political- powerful monarchs challenged the church as supreme power in europe

4. protestantism is a branch of Christianity. It developed out of the reformation and three were three branches. It spread throughout Europe and later the whole world.

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