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44 matches to Protestantism
Moravian Church. Unitas Fratrum. 1457-. Protestant Hussite sect. 1467 Split from Utraquists. 18C German Pietist revival.
Nantes, Edict. 1598. Tolerance of Protestant faith by Henry IV. Revoked by Louis XIV, 1685 driving Huguenots from France.
Orangemen. 1795- Irish Protestant political faction.
Pacification of Ghent. 1576. Catholic, Protestant truce in Netherlands to revolt vs Spanish occupiers.
Pentecostalism. Protestant fundamentalist mystic sects. Baptism with Holy Spirit gives supernatural gifts, speaking in tongues.
Protestantism. Christian doctrine based on faith instead of church dispensations. Reformation. Presbyterianism. Calvin. Luther.
Quakers. 1647. Society of Friends. Protestant non-conformist sect, founded by Fox. Silently awaiting “Inward Light”. Penn.
Reformation. 16C religious movement against practices of Roman Catholic church led to founding of Protestant churches. Luther. Calvin. Knox. Zwingli. Henry VIII.
Ridley, Nicholas. c1500-55. English Protestant bishop. Supported Lady Jane Grey. Executed.
Rogers, John. 1500-55. English Protestant martyr. Published forerunner of King James Bible.
Roman Catholic Church. 30-. Branch of Christianity recognizing Pope as successor to St Peter. East-West Schism. Eastern Orthodoxy. Protestantism.
Schleiermacher, Friedrich. 1768-1834. German Protestant theologian.
Settlement, Act of. 1701. British established Protestant Hanover succession. Limited monarch’s powers.
Swiss War. 1712. Protestant cantons establish dominance over Catholic.
Thirty Years War. 1618-48. Protestant revolt vs Holy Roman Empire involving most European states. Peace of Westphalia. Spain, HRE lose influence; Denmark finished as power; France dominant; Sweden controls Baltic. Religious toleration. Use of muskets, canons developed.
Tyndale, William. 1494-1536. English Protestant martyr. First English language bible.
William I. The Silent. 1533-84. Prince of Orange. Dutch leader of Protestant revolt against Philip II of Spain. Founded dynasty to today. Netherlands.
Wishart, George 1513-46. Scottish Protestant martyr.
Zoar. 1817-98. Protestant commune in Ohio.