Timeline Europe

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  • 1498

    Leonardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper

    Leonardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper
  • 1517

    Luther's 95 Theses Pope Adrian Vi

    Luther's 95 Theses Pope Adrian Vi
  • 1534

    Henry VIll's Act of Supremacy

    Henry VIll's Act of Supremacy
    In 1534 Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy which defined the right of Henry VIII to be supreme head on earth of the Church of England, thereby severing ecclesiastical links with Rome.
  • 1535

    St. John Fisher martyred

    St. John Fisher martyred
    He was named a cardinal shortly before his death. He is honored as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church.
  • 1535

    St. Thomas More martyred

    St. Thomas More martyred
    Pope Pius XI canonized More in 1935 as a martyr. Pope John Paul II in 2000 declared him the patron saint of statesmen and politicians.
  • 1535

    St. Angela Merecí founded the Ursuline sisters

    St. Angela Merecí founded the Ursuline sisters
    Angela saw women as significant agents of change in a world longing for love, unity, and harmony. Still a teen, Angela received a vision instructing her to form a “company of women” to further the work of God. On November 25, 1535, Angela and 28 young women formed the Company of Saint Ursula.
  • 1541

    St. Ignatius Loyola's Society of Jesus approved

    St. Ignatius Loyola's Society of Jesus approved
    The Society of Jesus was founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius Loyola with the approval of Pope Paul III. Ignatius Loyola had gathered around him an energetic band of well-educated men who desired nothing more than to help others find God in their lives.
  • 1543

    Copernicus published "On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres"

  • Period: 1545 to 1563

    Council of Trent

    The Council of Trent was the formal Roman Catholic reply to the doctrinal challenges of the Protestant Reformation. It served to define Catholic doctrine and made sweeping decrees on self-reform, helping to revitalize the Roman Catholic Church in the face of Protestant expansion.
  • 1552

    St. Francis Xavier died in China

    St. Francis Xavier died in China
    Francis Xavier became ill on a desolate island in the Bay of Canton, China, and died there on December 3, 1552. Here he is accompanied by his Christian Chinese servant, Antonio, in a scene that combines death with a moment of visionary ecstasy.
  • 1562

    St. Teresa of Avila opened her first reformed Carmelite convent

    St. Teresa of Avila opened her first reformed Carmelite convent
    On 24 August 1562, Teresa founded a new convent, San José. Known as Discalced Carmelites, the San José nuns remained cloistered and practiced mental prayer.
  • 1564

    William Shakespeare was born

    William Shakespeare was born
  • 1581

    St. Edmund Campion martyred

    St. Edmund Campion martyred
    St Edmund Campion SJ was martyred on 1st December 1581. 1st December is the day on which his Feast is celebrated in the British Province of the Society of Jesus.