Reformation

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The Reformation was a 16th-century religious movement that challenged the authority and practices of the Catholic Church, leading to the rise of Protestantism and profound political, cultural, and intellectual changes in Europe.

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instanceOf Christian reform movement
historical event
religious movement
challenges authority of the Catholic Church
counterMovement Counter-Reformation
hasCause calls for reform of church corruption
criticism of Catholic Church practices
opposition to sale of indulgences
theological disputes about salvation and grace
hasCentury 16th century
hasKeyEvent Augsburg Confession
Council of Trent
Diet of Worms
English Reformation
linked to: Reformation

Luther’s Ninety-five Theses
Peace of Augsburg
Peasants’ War
Scottish Reformation
linked to: Church of Scotland
hasKeyFigure Frederick the Wise
Henry VIII
Huldrych Zwingli
John Calvin
John Knox
Martin Luther
Philip Melanchthon
Pope Leo X
Thomas Cranmer
hasMainRegion Europe
hasOpposedInstitution Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
hasReligiousContext Western Christianity
influences Anabaptism
Anglicanism
linked to: Anglican Communion

Calvinism
Lutheranism
Presbyterianism
development of Protestant denominations
expansion of literacy in Europe
growth of vernacular Bible translations
political sovereignty of nation-states
involvesDoctrine authority of Scripture
justification by faith alone
priesthood of all believers
rejection of certain Catholic sacraments
otherName Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation
resultsIn cultural changes in Europe
fragmentation of Western Christianity
intellectual changes in Europe
political changes in Europe
religious wars in Europe
rise of Protestantism
startTime 1517

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Age of Enlightenment influencedBy Reformation
Book of Common Prayer associatedWith English Reformation
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Calvinism developedFrom Protestant Reformation
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Dutch Reformed Church foundedInPeriod Protestant Reformation
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Dutch Reformed Church influencedBy Reformation in Geneva
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Dutch Reformed Church influencedBy Reformation in the Netherlands
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Dunfermline Abbey associatedWith Scottish Reformation
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Anglican Communion hasPrimaryHistoricalRoot English Reformation
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Puritanism influencedBy English Reformation
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Eighty Years' War religiousContext Protestant Reformation
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Defender of the Faith revocationReason English Reformation
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Defender of the Faith revocationReason Henry VIII break with Rome
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Dutch Golden Age hasCause Protestant Reformation
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Reformation otherName Protestant Reformation
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Reformation hasKeyEvent English Reformation
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St. Pierre Cathedral symbolOf Protestant Reformation in Switzerland
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Reformation Wall honors Protestant Reformation
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Church of England theologyTradition Protestant Reformation
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Church of England foundingPeriod English Reformation
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Thomas Cranmer movement English Reformation
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Thomas Cranmer movement Protestant Reformation
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Thomas Cranmer participantIn English Reformation
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Renaissance followedBy Reformation
Renaissance hasInfluenceOn Protestant Reformation
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French Wars of Religion precededBy French Reformation
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John Calvin movement Reformation
John Calvin era Protestant Reformation
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Belgic Confession historicalPeriod Protestant Reformation
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Protestant work ethic hasOriginIn Reformation
Luther Bible influencedBy Protestant Reformation
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Luther Bible influenced Protestant Reformation
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Protestant Christianity hasOriginEvent Protestant Reformation
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Colonial America influencedBy Protestant Reformation
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Central Europe historicalEvent Reformation
Electoral Palatinate playedRoleIn Protestant Reformation
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Huldrych Zwingli movement Protestant Reformation
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Lutheranism originatedInMovement Protestant Reformation
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Martin Luther movement Protestant Reformation
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Martin Luther era Reformation era
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Theodore Beza era Reformation
Christianization of Europe followedBy European Reformation
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John Knox movement Protestant Reformation
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Dutch colonial empire influencedBy Protestant Reformation
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Western Christianity hasHistoricalEvent Protestant Reformation
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Mikael Agricola movement Protestant Reformation
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Matthew Bible influencedBy Lutheran Reformation
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English Church in Wittenberg associatedWithMovement Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation