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Marin Luther finds out about the sale of indulgences and is really opposed by it. He writes the Ninety-Five Theses.
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The pope throws Luther out of the church. Luther begins to translate the Bible into German.
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Reformation spreads to Switzerland where Huldrych Zwingli takes the lead. He believes that priests should marry and he opposed religous fasting. His and Luther's theological beliefs were similar but not the same.
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Luther disagrees with church on issues of theology creating anabaptist movement who believes in pacifism, adult baptism, and separation of church and state.
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Laurentius Petri the leader of reformation in Sweden persuades many to convert to Lutherism.
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England creates their own church for what seems more political power rather than religous reasons.
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John Calvin writes his influential Institutes of the Christian Religion, which introduces Calvinism, describing that salvation is predetermined and people who convert are chosen by god to be protected by their savior Jesus Christ.
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Petri and others follows Luther's example and translates bible.
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The pope creates this group that passes reforms of the roman church creating the Counter-Reformation. Their goal is to improve and renew the church. For instance, priests receive more education and better training.
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John Knox establishes the protestant religion in Scotland.
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Marriage of Margret of Valois and Henry of Navarre resulted in violence of Catholics and Protestants in France.
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Henry IV granted protestants in France the right to private worship. France is slowly moving towards absolutism.