Protestant Reformation Timeline

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  • Humanism
    1300

    Humanism

    Challenged the Catholic church by having the idea that the individual should think for him or herself in matters of faith, and the idea that the bible should be produced in the languages of lay people. (1300-1700)
    -effect + SP
  • Martin Luther
    1517

    Martin Luther

    He was a german theologian and religious reformer, who was the catalyst of the 16th century protestant reformation. he is one of the most influential figures in the history of christianity. He also began the protestant movement by rebelling against the authority of the catholic church.
  • 95 Theses
    Oct 31, 1517

    95 Theses

    They were all detailed opinions of luther about the teachings of the christian scripture and practices of the roman catholic church. They also were posted on the doors of the church to spread the word to on coming people
    -Cause + P
  • Printing Press
    1520

    Printing Press

    It helped Martin Luther by making it easier to pass his messages along to his flowers and to the educated population of Europe.
    -Cause + SP
  • Pope Leo X
    1521

    Pope Leo X

    Was behind the church and he encouraged indulgences while spending the donated money. Also his abuses of power were the tipping point for some already unhappy with excessive church practices. Leo was excommunicated Martin Luther in 1521 for his opinion that was the 95 theses
    -Cause + SPE
  • Diet of Worms
    1521

    Diet of Worms

    It was an imperial diet of the holy roman empire. Also it was to determine how authorities should respond to Martin Luther's teachings
    -Effect + P
  • Martin Luther's Excommunication
    1521

    Martin Luther's Excommunication

    He was excommunicated by the catholic church in 1521 and went on to find "the churches of the Augsburg confession, the precursor to the lutheran church.
  • Henry Vii
    1527

    Henry Vii

    the king who replaced the pope as the head of the church in england, causing a bitter divide between catholics and protestants.
    -Cause + SP
  • John Calvin
    1536

    John Calvin

    He was the leading french protestant reformer and the most important figure in the second generation of the protestant reformation. Also the institutional and social patterns he worked out for general deeply influenced protestantism.
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  • Jesuits
    1540

    Jesuits

    They established lots of schools and universities throughout europe to carry out catholic education and missionary work, and that helped maintain the relevance of the catholic church in secular and protestant societies
    -Effect + SP
  • Peace of Augsburg
    Sep 25, 1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    A treaty between charles V and the forces of Zutheran princes that officially ended the religious struggle between them and allowed princes in the holy roman empire to choose which religion would reign in their principality
    -Effect + SP
  • Elizabeth I
    1559

    Elizabeth I

    There was an act of supremacy and a act of uniformity were passed by parliament and was approved by Queen Elizabeth. Together they were known as the "elizabeth settlement," which later on established her vision of protestantism for the church of england.
    -Effect + SP
  • Council of Trent
    1563

    Council of Trent

    It was the 19th ecumenical council of the catholic church. It was also strone to define the doctrine of the catholic church and answer the arguments of members of the protestant faith
    -Effect + SP
  • Indulgences
    1567

    Indulgences

    they were a piece of paper from the church that was supposed to reduce a person's time in purgatory and helped them get to heaven faster. Luther didn't like what was happening with this, he was saying that buying indulgences had no impact on whether or not people would get into heaven.
    -Cause + SPE
  • St. Bartholomeu's Day Massacre
    Aug 24, 1572

    St. Bartholomeu's Day Massacre

    A brutal brawl between protestants and catholics that started by catherine de ' Medici plotting to kill protestant leaders around paris.
    -Effect + SP
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    It was effectively ended the french wars of religion by granting official tolerance to protestantism.
    -Cause + SP
  • The Inquisition

    The Inquisition

    It was a powerful office set up within the Catholic Church to root out and punish heresy throughout Europe and the Americans.
    -Corvelation + P