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Jan 1, 1517
Luther publishes the 95 Theses
Martin Luther published a theses rejecting the indulgences of the catholic church. Within the theses, he argues that the sale of indulgences was a gross violation of original intention of confession and penance. Caused a disturbance in the Catholic church when word of the theses got to the pope and other head church officials. -
Jan 1, 1521
English Reformation
Lutheran books appear in England. Cambridge students form a study-group at the White Horse Tavern; Thomas Cranmer is perhaps among them. Henry VIII writes a book on the sacraments against Luther. The bishop of Rome gives him a golden rose and names him "defender of the faith". -
Apr 2, 1521
The Diet of Worms
The Diet (meeting) at Worms was an assembly of the Holy Roman Empire. At this meeting, a shared objective amongst the catholics was to excommunicate and charge Martin Luther. However the meeting was unorganized, and Luther stood before political authorities instead of the Pope or the council of the Roman Catholic church. Luther chose to be excommunicated, and would appear in a hearing under the emperors safe conduct -
Oct 17, 1521
Henry VII "Defender of the faith"
King Henry VII is declared defender of the faith by Pope Leo X. The title was given to him following the release of his book the "Defense of the seven Sacraments" which attacked Martin Luther's religious philosophy and preached the preservation of the Catholic church. -
Jan 1, 1529
The Marburg Colloquy
Ulrich Zwingli and Martin Luther met in Marburg to discuss unity in the Protestant religion to look stronger when presented in front of the Catholic Church. Luther and Zwingli had a falling out over the subject. The only accomplishment the meeting had was that it proved the Protestant world was divided. -
Jun 25, 1530
Augsburg confession
28 articles that constituted the basic confessions of the Lutheran church. At the Diet of Augsburg, the confessions were presented to Charles V and seven Lutheran princes. The purpose of the confessions was to defend Lutheran's from misrepresentation. -
Jan 1, 1534
Act of Supremacy
This act in British Parliament gave King Henry the authority to be the head of the Church of England and shall be recognized as such a hierachary. -
Aug 15, 1534
Society of Jesus
Six Spanish/Portugese students from the university of Paris met in a crypt underneath the church of Saint Denis near Montmartre in France. Here they deemed themselves the Company of Jesus because they felt they were brought together by Christ. This group would later form to become Jesuits. -
Jul 6, 1535
Execution of Thomas Moore
Once a chancellor to the church of in England, Thomas Moore resigned from his post following his disagreement with King Henry regarding the newly formed Anglican church. Refusing to swear an oath of succession repudiating the Pope. He was executed on Tower Hill. -
Oct 8, 1536
William Tyndale's Execution
William Tyndale was a reformer, scholar and Bible translator. He was executed following his publication of "The Practyse of Prelates" in which he opposed King Henry's religious beliefs, -
Dec 13, 1545
Council of Trent
It was the 19th ecumenial council of the Roman Catholic church. The council played a vital role in the counter-reformation of the Catholic church. The end result of the council meeting was a revised version of the Bible. -
Sep 25, 1555
Peace of Augsburg
The meeting at Augsburg was the first legal basis of Lutheranism and Catholicism in Germany. At this meeting, Charles V. the Holy Roman emperor and forces of the Schmalkaldic League seeked to establish official toleration for Lutherans in the Roman empire. -
Edict of Nantes
A document which temporarily suspended the conflict between the Roman Catholic's and the Protestant's in France. Henry VI signed the document approving it's authorization. -
King James I bible
Only 85 years after the New Testament was translated into English, King James I authorizes a new translation, fit for his own agenda. It quickly becomes the standard for English-speaking Protestants.
