Reformation Vocabulary

The effort to reform the Catholic Church from within.

Church assembly.

King Henry IV issued this edict, granting religious freedom in most of France.

To officially exclude someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church.

The sharing of power between local governments and a strong central government.

A relaxation of penalties for sins people had committed in exchange for money.

A list of propositions for the church written by Martin Luther. Some were protests against the selling of indulgences.

A place where souls went before they went to heaven. They would pay for their sins there and then go to heaven.

Most important Jesuit missionary that traveled throughout Asia in the mid 1500s, bringing Catholicism to India and Japan.

French protestants.