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1440
AD 1500-1800
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1492
Christopher Columbus sails for North America
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1513
Ponce de Leon of Spain founds St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine, named for St. Augustine of Hippo, was the first European settlement in what is now the United States.
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1517
Martin Luther presents the 95 Theses In this document, Luther presented what he saw as abusive practices in the Catholic Church.
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1520
Luther denies the authority of the pope to interpret Scripture
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1521
Luther is excommunicated
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1522
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Luther translates the Bible into German
Luther removed seven Old Testament books: Tobit, Judith, 1 and 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, and Baruch. He also tried to change the New Testament by moving the letter of James, the letter to the Hebrews, the letters of John, and the book of Revelation into an appendix. -
1526
Franciscan missionaries arrive in what is now Florida
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1534
St. Ignatius of Loyola founds the Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
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1534
King Henry VIII of England breaks England from the Catholic Church after the pope refuses to allow him a divorce
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1535
St. Thomas More is executed by Henry VIII
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1536
Henry VIII dissolves all monasteries and convents in England and ireland
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1541
First Franciscan explorations in what is now California
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1545
The Council of Trent
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1549
Jesuit missionaries arrive in the Far East
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1562
Jesuit missionaries arrive in the Far East
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The King James Bible becomes the Bible of the Church of England
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St. Peter Claver arrives in Colombia
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The Mayflower sets sail from England to North America
Separatists wishing to further “purify” the Church of England of Catholic influence leave for North America on the Mayflower. They hoped their colony would be a “city on a hill”--an example to the Church of England of the need for further reform. In the New World, many would be persecuted for their faith. Most of the first British colonies in North America legally exclude Catholics, Quakers, and others from participation in public life. -
The Colony of Maryland is established Maryland will be the first colony to allow religious freedom for