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THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION, It spread through northern Europe: Germany,…
THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION
Began in the first half of the 16th century
Why did it began?
Lack of training of the low clergy
Bad examples given by the high clergy
didn't respect what they preached
The abusive wealth of th church
high clergy lived a life of luxury
church owned extensive lands
they set very high taxes to the poor part of the population
earn lots of money by the veneration of
relics
Saints
Virgin Mary
selling/buying ecclesiastic positions
sale of indulgences
Luther's break from Rome
How did the Protestan Reform began?
Martin Luther (German priest) published a book
95 Theses (1517)
criticising
corruption of catholic church
sale of indulgences
Lutheran doctrine
Free interpretation of Bible
he translated the Bible to different languages
Faith and God's will are responsible of salvation
Rejection of the
all sacraments except (baptism/Eucharist)
veneration of
Saints
holly relics
Virgin Mary
Opposition to the Church owning properties
this properties will belong to the nobility
Dates
1517
Luther published 95 Theses
1512
Diet of Worms+Luther excommunicated
1522
Luther translates the Bible to German
1536
Lutheranism spreads to
Denmark
Norway
1559-1562
Eradication of Lutheran groups in Sapin
Spread of the Reformation
New doctrines
Calvinism
Created by John Calvin (French Teologian)
Beliefs
Predestination to salvation
Spread to
Switzerland
England (Puritans)
Scotland (Presbyterians)
France (Huguenots)
North of the Low Countries
Anglican Church (1534)
Created by King Henry VIII
to divorce Catherin of Aragón
he was the head of the church
Reformed Church
Created by Ultricht Zwingli (Swiss priest)
Rejected the authority of the Pope
abolished
religious images
celibacy
It spread through northern Europe: Germany, Low Countries, Denmark, Scandinavia
