Protestant Reformation in Sweden

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The Protestant Reformation in Sweden was the 16th-century religious and political movement that established Lutheranism as the state religion, reshaped church-state relations, and profoundly influenced the development of Scandinavian Protestantism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
political movement ⓘ
religious movement ⓘ
religious reformation ⓘ
affirmedDoctrine authority of Scripture ⓘ
justification by faith ⓘ
conflict struggle between Lutheran and Catholic factions in late 16th century Sweden ⓘ
country Sweden ⓘ
effectOnChurchProperty transfer of church lands to the Crown ⓘ
effectOnEducation reorganization of church schools under Lutheran control ⓘ
effectOnMonasteries dissolution of many monasteries in Sweden ⓘ
effectOnPolitics increased royal control over clergy ⓘ
reduction of political influence of Catholic nobility ⓘ
influenced Church of Sweden ⓘ
Scandinavian Protestantism ⓘ
linked to: Nordic Lutheranism
influencedBy German Reformation ⓘ
Martin Luther ⓘ
keyFigure Charles IX of Sweden ⓘ
Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ
John III of Sweden ⓘ
Laurentius Andreae ⓘ
Laurentius Petri ⓘ
Olaus Petri ⓘ
Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy Swedish ⓘ
location Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
longTermImpact alignment of Sweden with Protestant powers in Europe ⓘ
formation of a Lutheran national church identity in Sweden ⓘ
mainReligionEstablished Lutheranism ⓘ
majorEvent Diet of Västerås (1527) ⓘ
Recess of Västerås (1527) ⓘ
Uppsala Synod (1593) ⓘ
Västerås Ordinance (1527) ⓘ
introduction of Swedish-language liturgy ⓘ
publication of Swedish Bible translation ⓘ
partOf Protestant Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Reformation
previousReligion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rejectedDoctrine monasticism as Catholic institution ⓘ
papal supremacy ⓘ
rejectedPractice veneration of many saints ⓘ
religiousOrientation Lutheran ⓘ
result decline of papal authority in Sweden ⓘ
establishment of Lutheran state church in Sweden ⓘ
integration of church administration into Swedish state ⓘ
secularization of church property in Sweden ⓘ
strengthening of royal power over the church ⓘ
significantYear 1527 ⓘ
1544 ⓘ
1593 ⓘ
startDate 1520s ⓘ

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Protestant Reformation in Finland → influencedBy → Protestant Reformation in Sweden ⓘ
Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611) → significantEvent → Swedish Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Kingdom of Sweden (1523–1611) → significantEvent → Liturgical Struggle in Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Vasa → notableEventDuringRule → Swedish Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
War against Sigismund → religiousContext → Lutheran Reformation in Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Diocese of Lund → reformationContext → Swedish Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Vasa dynasty → significantEvent → Swedish Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Olaus Petri → movement → Lutheran Reformation in Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Olaus Petri → participantIn → Swedish Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Laurentius Petri → partOf → Swedish Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Protestant Reformation in Sweden → majorEvent → Recess of Västerås (1527) ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Dacke War → partOf → Swedish Reformation era ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Vasatiden → significantEvent → reformationen i Sverige ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Archbishop of Uppsala → associatedWith → Swedish Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Gustav Trolle → seeAlso → Swedish Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Battle of Stångebro → relatedTo → Reformation in Sweden ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Red Book (Röda boken) → associatedWith → Swedish Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Alvastra Abbey → dissolvedDuring → Swedish Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Protestant Reformation in Sweden