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Reformation

The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation, was a major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church hierarchy. Towards the end of the Renaissance, the Reformation marked the beginning of…

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Catholic reform

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Reformation outside Germany

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related to Princely Reformation in Germany · 60
Reformation → After, Albert, Albert's, April, Archduke, As, At, Austria, Battle, Bohemia, Brandenburg-Ansbach, Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Casimir, Catholicism, Charles's, Christ, Christmas Day, Cognac, Constant, Diet
related to Spain · 54
Reformation → As, Between, Bible, Calvinist, Catholic Church, Central European, Charles, Church, Counter-Reformation, During, England, Enzinas, Erasmus, Europe, Francisco, Geneva, Greek New Testament, Habsburg Europe, In, In October
related to Peasants' War · 51
Reformation → Against, Balthasar Hubmaier, Bible, Biblical, Black Forest, Bora, By, Central Europe, Cristopher Schappler, Duke, Florian Geyer, Franconia, Frankenhausen, Further, Georg Truchsess, George, German, Hesse, In, In Thüringia
related to Münster · 46
Reformation → After, Although Münster, Anabaptist, Another, Austria, Believing, Bernhard Rothmann, Bishop Franz, Christ, Christ's, Church, Dutch, Dutchman, East Frisia, England, February, Franz, Germany, God, Having
related to Royal Reformation in Scandinavia · 43
Reformation → After Frederick's, Augsburg Confession, Bishop, Bugenhagen, Catholic, Catholic Archbishop, Christian, Christian II's, Christian III, Christopher, Church, Count, Count's Feud, Danish, Danish Parliament, Denmark, Eucharistic, Evangelical, Evangelical Gjeble Pederssøn, Four
related to Saxon radicals and rebellious knights · 40
Reformation → According, Andreas Karlstadt, Anna, Archbishop's, Archbishop-elector, Blood, Christ's Body, Christian, Christians, Creation, Electoral Saxony, Enthusiasts, Eucharist, Franz, Frederick, God, Greiffenklau, He, Karlstadt, Luther
related to Swiss Brethren · 37
Reformation → After, Anabaptist, Anabaptist Felix Manz, Anabaptists, Antichrist, As, Bible, Biblical, Blaurock, Book, Catholic, Christians, Church, Conrad Grebel, Daniel, Donatism, For, Frena Bumenin, Gallen, George Blaurock
related to Resistance and oppression · 36
Reformation → Alumbrados, Augustinian, Austria, Bavaria, Brussels, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Central Europe, Charles, Christ, Emperor Charles, Erasmus, Essen, European, Evangelical, Flanders, Gasparo Contarini, Hendrik Vos, Here, Hoogstraaten
related to Italy · 35
Reformation → As, Bernardino Ochino, Bible, Catholic, Catholic Church, Church, Counter-Reformation, Eastern European Reformation, England, Fausto Sozzini, Francesco Stancaro, Giorgio Biandrata, Giovanni Alciato, Giovanni Battista Cetis, Giovanni Valentino Gentile, Inquisition, Italian, Italy, Its, Lithuanian Commonwealth
related to Conclusion and legacy · 30
Reformation → Age, Anglican Thirty-nine Articles, Augsburg, Book, Catholic, Catholicism, Christianity, Concord, Council, Counter-Reformation, Enlightenment, From, Holy Roman Empire, However, In, It, Lutheranism, Orthodoxy, Other, Peace

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Reformationis acomplex historical series of events and reversals0.90text
the nature of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharistinstance ofthough various Protestant denominations disagree on doctrines0.80text
with Lutherans accepting a corporeal presenceinstance ofthough various Protestant denominations disagree on doctrines0.80text
the Reformed accepting a spiritual presence.The spread of Gutenberg's printing press provided the means for the rapid dissemination of religious materials in the vernacularinstance ofthough various Protestant denominations disagree on doctrines0.80text
the Swiss Huldrych Zwingliinstance ofand nearby other reformers0.80text
the French John Calvin developed the Continental Reformed traditioninstance ofand nearby other reformers0.80text
the various Anabaptistsinstance ofso-called Radical Reformers0.80text
who sought to return to the practices of early Christianityinstance ofso-called Radical Reformers0.80text
the Anabaptistsinstance ofcontrasting it with more radical ideas0.80text
cathedral chaptersinstance ofReformist bishops tried to discipline their clergy through regular canonical visitations but their attempts mainly failed due to the resistance of autonomous institutions0.80text
Johannes Oecolampadiusinstance ofLaypeople started to discuss various aspects of religion in both private and public all over Germany.PreachersReformation also spread through the activities of enthusiastic prea…0.80text
Strasbourginstance ofIn some cities0.80text

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