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Oct 31, 1517
martin luther writes the 95 theses
formal statements attacking the "pardon-merchants" -
1522
edict of worms
an order outlaw and heretic because of what Luther believed went against the teachings. -
1522
jesuit order founded
members of the religious order, society of jesus, who:
- founded schools
- trained theology and classical studies
- converted non-christians and catholics
- sent out missionaries to stop protestanism -
1531
swiss civil war
war between the swiss and catholics broke out mainly over religion -
1534
acts of supremacy in england
defined the right of henry VIII to be supreme head of the english church, thereby severing ecclesiastical links with Rome. -
1534
anabaptists settle in müster
anabaptists including Leiden began settling in münster. they remained very active yet covert, and managed to attract a large number of followers. -
1534
council of trent
was a council held by catholic clergy to reform abuses and errors in the church and affirm traditional church teachings and authority -
1536
john calvin's institutes of the christian religion
a book about expresed ideas about God, salvation, and human nature -
1536
thomas more executed
his legacy has long survived his execution for treason, the tower of london -
1542
start of roman inquisition
pope paul III in established in rome the congregation of the inquisition -
1549
council of trent
was a council held by catholic clergy to reform abuses and errors in the church and affirm traditional church teachings and authority -
1552
peasants war
the biggest uprising in western europe before the french revolution which invoked divine law to demand agrarian rights and freedom from oppression by nobles and landlords -
1555
peace of augsburg
each ruler would decide the religion of his state -
1558
reign of elizabeth
- she restores the protestant church
- only legal church in england
- established the state church that moderate catholics and moderate protestants both accept
- through this she brought religious peace
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1559
italian wars
- a series of violent wars for control of Italy
- fought largely by france and spain but involving much of europe
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1560
scotland became calvinist
scotland underwent a protestant reformation that created a predominately calvinist national kirk, which was strongly presbyterian in outlook -
Aug 24, 1572
st. bartholomew's day massacre
a widespread slaughter of french protestants by Catholics lasting over two months, resulting in the deaths of between 5,000 and 25,000 people -
edict of nantes
effectively ended the french wars of religion by granting official tolerance to protestantism -
my birth
i was literally the cutest ever to be born and i was literally a christmas merical 😋