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renaissance and reformation timelines

  • the black plegu ravages europe
    Sep 12, 1347

    the black plegu ravages europe

    killed an estimated 75 to 200 million people
  • ignatius of loyola founds the jesuits
    Sep 15, 1491

    ignatius of loyola founds the jesuits

    ignatius forms the Society of Jesus
  • john knox brings the reformation to scotland
    Sep 15, 1491

    john knox brings the reformation to scotland

    passed three acts in one day: the first abolished the jurisdiction of the Pope in Scotland, the second condemned all doctrine and practice contrary to the reformed faith, and the third forbade the celebration of Mass in Scotland
  • Sep 12, 1504

    leonardo da vinci paints the mona lisa

    leonardo da vinci paints one of the most famious paintings the mona lisa
  • michelangelo paints the sistine chapel ceiling
    Sep 12, 1512

    michelangelo paints the sistine chapel ceiling

    michalangilo paints the sistine chaple in 4 years he often got sick because he swallowed paint
  • thomas moore writes utopia
    Sep 12, 1516

    thomas moore writes utopia

    moore wrote Utopia, published in 1516, about the political system of an ideal and imaginary island nation.
  • martin luther posts the 95 theses
    Sep 15, 1517

    martin luther posts the 95 theses

    martin luther posts everything he found wrong with the church
  • king henery VIII creates church of england
    Sep 15, 1534

    king henery VIII creates church of england

    He led the religious reformation in England and changed the religion of England from the Roman Catholic faith to the Protestant religion.
  • john calvin writes "the institutes of christian religion"
    Sep 15, 1536

    john calvin writes "the institutes of christian religion"

    Extremely important for the Protestant Reformation, the Institutes has remained important for Protestant theology for almost five centuries. Written to "aid those who desire to be instructed in the doctrine of salvation," the Institutes, which follows the ordering of the Apostle's Creed, has four parts. The first part examines God the Father; the second part, the Son; the third part, the Holy Spirit; and the fourth part, the Church.
  • william shakespeare writes romeo and juliet

    william shakespeare writes romeo and juliet

    'Romeo and Juliet' - Title Page from the First Quarto ... Answer: Although there is no record of when Shakespeare actually wrote Romeo and Juliet, it was first performed in 1594 or 1595.