1500-1600

95 Theses

Oct 31, 1517

Luther Made up the 95 Theses. The Ninety-Five Theses question the Catholic Church's practice of selling indulgences . Luther argued that Christians were being falsely told that they could obtain absolution for souls in purgatory by buying indulgences.

Diet of Worms

Aug 27, 1521

an imperial diet of the Holy Roman Empire it was a formal deliberative assembly of the whole Empire. The " Diet of Worms" usually refers to the assembly of 1521.

Henry V ||| " Defender of Faith"

Oct 17, 1521

The title was conferred in recognition of Henry's book Assertio Septem Sacramentorum (Defense of the Seven Sacraments), which defended the sacramental nature of marriage and the supremacy of the Pope. King James V of Scotland was granted the title of Defender of the Faith by Pope Paul III on 19 January 1537, symbolizing the hopes of the papacy that the King of Scots would resist the path that his uncle, Henry VIII, had followed

Marburg colloquy

Oct 4, 1529

Marburg Colloquy was a meeting at Marburg Castle which was a attempted to solve a disputation between Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli over the Real Presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper.

Augsburg Confession

Jun 25, 1530

It is the primary confession of faith of the Lutheran Church and one of the most important documents of the Lutheran Reformation.The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V had called on the Princes and Free Territories in Germany to explain their religious convictions in an attempt to restore religious and political unity in the Holy Roman Empire and rally support against the Turkish invasion. It is the fourth document contained in the Lutheran Book of Concord.

Act of Supremacy

Oct 27, 1534

Act of the Parliament of England under King Henry VIII declaring that he was "the only supreme head on earth of the Church of England" and that the English crown shall enjoy "all honours, dignities, preeminences, jurisdictions, privileges, authorities, immunities, profits, and commodities to the said dignity.

Exexution of Sir Thomas More

Jul 6, 1535

Sir Thomas More was many things a English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman and noted Renaissance humanist,councillor to Henry VIII, and Lord High Chancellor of England. He opposed the King's separation from the Catholic Church, refusing to acknowledge Henry as Supreme Head of the Church, he also refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy, which made him convicted of treason and beheaded.

William Tyndale's Execution

Jan 25, 1536

He was a English scholar who became a leading figure in Protestant reform in the years leading up to his execution. He also did the translation of the Bible into English.

Society of Jesus

Sep 29, 1540

It is a male religious congregation of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits. The society is engaged in evangelization and apostolic ministry in 112 nations on six continents. Jesuits work in education (founding schools, colleges, universities and seminaries), intellectual research, and cultural pursuits. Jesuits also give retreats, minister in hospitals and parishes, and promote social justice and ecumenical dialogue.

Roman Inquisition

Apr 26, 1542

was a system of tribunals developed by the Holy See of the Roman Catholic Church, during the second half of the 16th century, responsible for prosecuting individuals accused of a wide array of crimes relating to religious doctrine or alternate religious doctrine or alternate religious beliefs

Peace of Augsurg

Sep 25, 1555

It was a treaty between Charles V and the forces of the Schmalkaldic League, an alliance of Lutheran princesIt officially ended the religious struggle between the two groups and made the legal division of Christendom permanent within the Holy Roman Empire.

John Calvin " Institutes of Christian Religion"

Nov 8, 1560

Calvin wrote five major Latin editions in his lifetime (1536, 1539, 1543, 1550, and 1559). He translated the first French edition of the Institutes in 1541, corresponding to his 1539 Latin edition, and supervised the translation of three later French translations. The French translations of Calvin's Institutes helped to shape the French language for generations, not unlike the influence of the King James Version for the English language. The final edition of the Institutes is approximately five

Council of Trent

May 10, 1563

Council of Trent was held in Trento (Trent) and Bologna, northern Italy, was one of the Roman Catholic Church's most important ecumenical councils.

English Reformation

Oct 20, 1564

It was a series of events in 16th-century England by which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church. The events were, in part, associated with the wider process of the European Protestant Reformation, a religious and political movement that affected the practice of Christianity across all of Europe during this period. Many factors contributed to the process: the decline of feudalism and the rise of nationalism, the rise of the common law

Edict of Nants

Apr 30, 1598

The edict of Nants was signed probably by King Henry IV of Francehe the Edict also separated civil from religious unity, treated some Protestants for the first time as more than mere schismatics and heretics, and opened a path for secularism and tolerance.

King James Bible

Apr 19, 1611

English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England the traslation was done by 47 scholars, all of whom were members of the Church of England