Timeline: the protestant reformation

Oct 31, 1517

start of Protestant Reformation

Protestant Reformation
"the Protestant Reformation begins in 1517, when Luther published The Ninety-Five Theses, and concludes in 1648 with the Peace of Westphalia that ended years of European religious wars."

Oct 31, 1517

Martin Luther posting his Ninety-five Theses on the church doors

The Origins of Calvinism
“It did not simply begin with Martin Luther’s (1483–1546) act of posting his Ninety-five Theses on the church doors of Wittenberg on Oct. 31, 1517,”

Jan 3, 1521

Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther.

Decet Romanum Pontificem
"on January 3, 1521, by Pope Leo X to effect tLhe excommunication threatened in his earlier papal bull Exsurge Domine (1520) since Luther failed to recant."

Aug 24, 1524

A Peasants’ Revolt erupted across Germany.

German Peasant Revolt
"On this day, August 24 1524, a leader named Hans Müller gathered a few Stühlingen peasants around him. Calling themselves the "Evangelical Brotherhood,"

Jan 21, 1530

Emperor Charles V issued letters from Bologna

Augsburg Confession
"On January 21, 1530, Emperor Charles V issued letters from Bologna, inviting the Imperial Diet to meet in Augsburg on April 8 for the purpose of discussing and deciding various important questions."

Jun 25, 1530

The Augsburg Confession was written

Augsburg Confession
"The Augsburg Confession was written in both German and Latin and was presented by a number of German rulers and free-cities at the Diet of Augsburg on June 25, 1530."

Jul 6, 1535

Death of Thomas More

Thomas More - Wiki
Thomas More was decapitated by Henry VIII because he was against the idea of Henry VIII.

Sep 28, 1536

John Calvin published a book that explained how to organize or run a church

CALVIN’S MIDDLE YEARS (1536-1541)
In 1536, John Calvin published a widely-read book that set forth his religious beliefs and explained how to organize and run a Protestant church. (text book)
“British author T. L. Parker notes that on May 26, 1536, … Geneva’s City Council banned the Roman Catholic mass”

Nov 20, 1541

Protestants in Geneva asked Calvin to lead their community

John Calvin - wiki
In 1541, Protestants in the Swiss city-state of Geneva asked Calvin to lead their community. (text book)
“In supporting Calvin's proposals for reforms, … on 20 November 1541.”