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The offering of indulgences by Pope Leo X for those who gave alms to rebuild St. Peters Basilica. This provoked Martin Luther to write his 95 Theses because he objected to indulgences
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Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Wittenburg Cathedral, and formally begins the Protestant Reformation
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Luther debates with Johann Eck about sola scriptura being the basis for Christian faith
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The creation and spread of Lutheranism
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Elected Holy Roman Emperor
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Martin Luther publishes his three monumental works: To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church, and On the Freedom of a Christian
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Martin Luther appears at the Diet of Worms before Charles V to answer charges of heresy. Luther is formally excommunicated from the Catholic Church.
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Martin Luther works on a translation of the Bible into German and publishes his New Testament translation
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Ignatius Loyola composed The Spiritual Exercises, which were a set of Christian meditations, contemplations, and prayers.
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Sparked by the movement for reform in the Catholic Church, and the social and political up-upheavals that the Protestant Reformation caused.
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Martin Luther meets Ulrich Zwingli at the Marburg Castle to discuss the issue of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist. They both have opposing views, and Luther defends his view of Sacramental Union.
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Lutheranism is outlawed because Charles V takes back permission of Lutheranism
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The publication of the Augsburg Confession which outlined Lutheran theology and practice
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Zwingli was killed during the Battle of Kappel, which was an armed conflict between the Catholic and Protestant cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy
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Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon but their marriage is declared null in defiance of the Catholic Church. Henry divorces Catherine and later marries Anne Boleyn.
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This Act of Supremacy is an act of the Parliament of England that established King Henry VIII as supreme head of the Church in England. This causes separation from the Roman Catholic Church
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Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus order as part of the Catholic counter-reformation.
Parts of Poland, Hungary an Germany were reconverted from Protestantism to Catholicism. -
John Calvin published his work: Institutes of the Christian Religion
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Pope Paul recognizes the Jesuit Order
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The council of the Catholic Church is held to reform and clarify doctrine. It repudiated Protestantism and the outcome was conservative. The council played a vital role in revitalizing Roman Catholic Church in many parts of Europe
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Martin Luther died at the age of 62. When he died, war began between the protestants and catholics
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This treaty granted toleration to Luterans within the Holy Roman Empire using the principle of "Whose region, his religion"
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Calvin dies from illness and is succeeded by Theodore Beza who was a French Protestant Christian theologian
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French Protestants are granted toleration by Henry IV in the Edict
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Louis XIV revokes the edict leading to an exodus of Protestants from France
