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  • 1226

    Saint Francis of Assisi

    Saint Francis of Assisi
    He was a monk born in Italy in 1182. He established the Franciscan Order of Preaching Friars. He rejected the church hierarchy and wanted the church to return to the humble teachings of the bible.
  • 1384

    John Wycliffe

    John Wycliffe
    He was a theologian born in the UK in 1320. He challenged the authority of the church and advocated reforms. He rejected the power and the wealth of the clergy. He made the first complete translation of the bible into English.
  • 1415

    Jan Hus

    Jan Hus
    He was a priest and theologist born in 1369 in Czechia. His calls for reforms are considered the be the advocation of protestant reformation. He emphasized the authority of the Bible and wanted the mass to be in the local language.
  • 1525

    Thomas Müntzer

    Thomas Müntzer
    He was born in 1489 in Germany. He was a priest and theologian inspired by Martin Luther. He rejected the authorithy of the chursch and he urged the peasants to take up arms in the name of god. For his role in peasants' war he got executed in 1525.
  • 1536

    Erasmus of Rotterdam

    Erasmus of Rotterdam
    He was a Duch theologian born in 1466. He emphasized the importance of education, reason, and Christian morality. He studied the great testament in greek to understand the bases of faith better.
  • 1546

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther
    He was borni in Germany 1483. He was a monk and theologian and he started the protestant reformation with his 95 theses. Even touh he got excomunicated by the Chatolic church his ideas gaind popularity.
  • 1553

    Michael Servetus

    Michael Servetus
    He was born in 1511 in Spain and was a theologian and physician. He rejected the Trinity and believed it was a theological error. For his rejection, he was executed in 1553 after being announced as a heretic by both the Catholic and protestant churches.
  • 1556

    Ignatiuos of Loyola

    Ignatiuos of Loyola
    He was born in 1491 in Spain He founded the Jesuit order known for emphasizing discipline, obedience, and education. The order later became known for its missionary work and its influence in the Catholic Counter-Reformation. He was canonized as a saint in 1622
  • 1564

    John Calvin

    John Calvin
    He was born in 1509 in France. He was a monk and theologian. He emphasized God's sovereignty and played a key role in the development of Reformed theology and in establishing Reformed churches and communities.