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The Inquisition
Was an institution established by the papacy to punish heresy through Europe and then The New World (Americas) -
Period: 1400 to 1500
Humanism
Was the secular movement during the Renaissance, this believe in individual and potential developing of humans, and the excelling in all pursuits. -
1436
Johannes Gutenberg
Inventor of the printing press in Europe -
Nov 10, 1483
Martin Luther
Was born this day in Eisleben, Alemania. Was a monk that dedicated his life to the Church's promise of salvation. When he visited Rome, found corruption and a lack of spirituality. Which would give rise to his ideas about what was wrong in the Catholic church. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus arrived to the Americas
The Genoese Christopher Columbus arrived in what is now the Bahamas. He becomes the first European to have contact with the Americas. -
1500
Indulgences
Was a method to achieve the purification and the possibility to forgive sins. Selled by the th Roman Church during this century. It was one of the reasons for Martin Luther's revelation against the Catholic Church. -
Period: 1500 to
Protestant Reformation Timeline
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1509
John Calvin
Was a French supporter of Martin Luther, was born in this year, a theologian and philosopher. Published a book with Martin Luther religious beliefs. Exiled to Switzerland due his reformations ideas. It ideas were formed from the Predestination. -
Oct 31, 1517
95 Theses
Martin Luther wrote in them propositions against the sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church and its corruption, with a coherent format similar to that of an academic debate. -
1521
Pope Leo X and the Excommunicated
He was questioned by the ideas of reform the church from Martin Luther, who said that the pope did not have the authority to be the only one who could interpret the holy writing. Due this attack to the authority of the papacy, Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. -
May 25, 1521
Diet of Worm
Was a meeting of the Diet of the Holy Roman Empire held at Worms, Germany, Martin Luther was called by the politicians authorities to respond to charges of heresy. -
1533
Henry VIII excommunication
He was King of England between 1509-1547. Having the recognition of the Catholic Church with the title "Defender of the Faith". In 1533, is divorced without the allow of the church in Roma. Henry broke away from the Catholic Church and formed the Anglican Church. -
1540
Theocracy in Geneva
John Calvin established a theocracy in the city of Geneva founding with Calvinists ideas to Protestants exiles. He believed church and city should combine to enforce Cristian behavior. -
Sep 27, 1540
Jesuits
Was a religious order from the Catholic Church founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola. They oppose to the protestants. And helped to maintain the relevance of the Catholic Church over the Protestants. -
1545
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was created due the threat of the Reformation. Responded to the issues at hand and enacted the formal Roman Catholic reply to the doctrinal challenges of the Protestants. -
Sep 25, 1555
Peace of Augsburg
Was the first treaty ,in Germany, that allowed the coexist of the Lutheran Church and the Catholic Church. -
1559
Elizabeth I
Daughter of King Henry VIII, and queen of England between 1558 and 1603. Before her reign there was Queen Mary I who tried to restore Catholicism in England. Then, Elizabeth wished to create a new moderate religious settlement derived from Henry VIII's break from Rome. She established the Church of England in 1559 -
1572
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
This event occurred in Paris, France from part of the Queen Catherine de’ Medici and the Roman Catholic citizens against the Huguenots (Protestants) -
Edict of Nantes
Was a law promulgated on the city of Nantes, Brittany. Which granted a large measure of religious liberty to Protestant subjects in France.