Ninety-five Theses. 1517. Document Luther nailed to Wittenburg church door. Began Reformation.

Oriental Canon Law. 880. Ecclesiastical laws of Eastern Christian churches.

Orthodox Church, Eastern. 1054-. Autonomous Christian churches of Middle East, Eastern Europe, Russia using Byzantine rite. East-West Schism.

Oudenaarde, Battle. 1708. Churchill, Prince Eugène defeat French.

Oxford Movement. 1833-45. Christian Socialist Tractarian movement for return to RC ritual, dogma in Anglican Church.

Pantheon. 27BC. Rome. Temple to all the gods. 609 converted to Christian church.

Peterskirche. 13C. Zurich church with world’s largest clock face, 28.5 feet.

Pietism. 17-18C. Spener’s religious movement. Influenced Moravians, Methodists. Bible study.

Presbyterianism. 16C-. System of church organization sharing power between clergy and congregation. Calvin. Knox. Episcopacy. Congregationalism.

Protestantism. Christian doctrine based on faith instead of church dispensations. Reformation. Presbyterianism. Calvin. Luther.

Quebec Conference. 1864. Basis of British North America Act. 1943. Allied leaders plan European landings. 1944. Churchill, Roosevelt decide on two war fronts-criticized for allowing Soviets to take Berlin.

Ramillies, Battle. 1706. Churchill wins most of Belgium for Britain from France.

Recusants. 16-17C. Refused to attend Anglican church.

Reforma. 1854-76. Mexican civil war. Ouster of Santa Anna. Reduced power of army, church. Tejada Law. Juárez.

Sanctuary, Right of. Established 4C Rome. England until 1623 (criminal), 18C (civil). Europe until 1789. Asylum in church for 1 month.

Savonarola, Girolamo. 1452-98. Led Florence 1494- after Medici overthrow. Reformer against vice and corruption in the church and society. Burned books, paintings, luxuries. Hung+burned.

Savoy Conference. 1661. London. Failed to agree on new prayer book. Puritans leave Church of England.

Schütz, Heinrich. 1585-1672. Founded German church music with Italian style. Wrote first German opera, Dafne 1627.

Separatists. 16-17C. Factions who left Church of England. Brownists, Pilgrims, Quakers.

Sepulchre, Church of the Holy. c336. Jerusalem.

Simony. Trading in church offices, sacred objects. Banned by Council of Chalcedon 451, and in England since Edward VI.

Smyth, John. -1612. Founded Baptist Church.

Speyer, Diet. 1526,1529. Luther’s protest against the church’s intolerance of Reformers.

St-Germain-des-Prés. Paris church. 990-1021 on the site of 542 monastery by Childebert.

St-Germain-L’Auxerrois. 13-15C. Church by Louvre gave signal for Massacre of St-Bartholomew.

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