The Catholic Reformation

By mattkonin
  • Dec 5, 1531

    Death of Zwingli

    Huldrych Zwingli dies in a battle between Catholics and Protestants.
  • Jun 12, 1536

    Institutes of the Christian Religion is Published

    French Protestant John Calvin publishes the Institutes of the Christian Religion
  • Oct 2, 1536

    Calvin Settles

    John Calvin settles in Geneva, where Calvinism became the official religion.
  • Oct 2, 1562

    Huguenots in War

    The Huguenots defend themselves in a series of bloody civil wars with the Catholics.

  • Edict of Nantes

    King Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes, which gave the Huguenots freedom of worship and some political rights.

  • Calvinism Strengthens

    Calvinist were among the strongest of the many Protestant churches established in Europe.