Dates to memorize Flashcards
When did Protestants flee from France to Geneva, where then Protestantism began to grow and weaken Catholicism?
1523
Name this date: grand council permitted religious tolerance. Nobody could openly attack the protestants or catholics in their preaching. However, there were still riots because nobody held to it.
1533
Name this date: Calvin comes to help Farel in Geneva, the church called Saint Peters.
1536
When did Geneva become a church state?
1537
When are Calvin and Farel exiled?
1538, Easter
Name the Date: Calvin comes back to Geneva when they sent him a personal formal letter asking him to come back
1541
Name the Date: First Disputation—Zurich Town Council (catholic) vs. Zwingli on whether or not Zwingli should reform the Zurich church. Council sided with Zwingli.
1523
Name the Date: Second Disputation—Zwingli vs. Zurich on Iconoclasm. Zurich ends up in agreement with Zwingli, but this also entails a split with Grebel. Grebel wanted to implement change quickly, whereas Zwingli wanted to move slow and steady. Grebel leaves and starts the “Free Church of Zurich”, which is the beginning of the anabaptist movement.
1523-25
Name the date: Martin Luther and Zwingli meet and then strongly disagree on the Eucharist.
1529
Name the date: Kappel Wars: Catholics versus Zwingli.
1529 and 1531.
Name the dates: Bullinger is the head pastor
1531-75
Amboise Conspiracy—A Huguenot tried to kill the son of King Francis I, who was 14 years old. This made Catholics suspicious of Protestants.
1560
Massacre of Wassey de Guise—attacks a church and kills 100 Huguenots.
1562
King Louis’ Reign
1643-1715
King Henry IV eventually becomes king, and he is a protestant, which brings the people hope. But then 3 years later he converts to Catholicism. He does, however, have sympathy on the protestants and allows them freedom which results in 60 years of peace.
1590
Louis implements the Dragonnades, which commands the catholic soldiers to use any means necessary to convert the protestants, including quartering and the raping of women and girls.
1681
King Henry VIII begins the divorce process with Katherine of Aragon, under claims that the marriage is not legitimate because she was previously married to Henry’s brother, Arthur. However, arguably his true agenda was because he preferred Anne Boleyn (Katherine’s lady-in-waiting) and desired a male heir, which Katherine was unable to produce.
1531
Act of Supremacy marks Henry’s official secession from the RCC.
1534
- The Marian Injunctions
o “Mary’s Parliament repealed the religious laws enacted under Edward and Henry VIII’s Act of Supremacy.” —Janz p. 357
o These injunctions reinstate Catholic traditions
1554
Queen Elizabeth I * Act of Supremacy (remember there are two acts of supremacy. The first by Henry VIII)
o Repealed Mary I’s religious laws
o Reinstating the monarch as the head of the Church of England
1559
o The Vestiarian Controversy arose from this regarding article XXIV. It required the clergy to wear the vestments.
(1564–1566)
o Elizabeth I accused Hooper and Becon of sedition and suspended over half of the London clergy
March 1566
King James the 5th hated Protestants because he married Mary de Guise French Catholic and prohibited all Luther’s literature, however, Luther’s writings still make their way into Scotland.
1542
John Rough and Harry Balnaves convinces John Knox to become a preacher.
1547
John Knox goes to the European continent: to frankfurt, zurich, and Geneva. In Zurich he met Bullinger, and in Geneva he met Calvin.
1553-1559:
Parliament approved the Confession of Faith, which John Knox oversaw the writing of.
1560
Martin Luther’s writings enter the Dutch Republic
1521
Phillip II French forces are defeated by the Dutch forces.
1572
Calvinists take up arms and fight back against the Catholics.
1560
Synod of Dordt
1618-19
Debate Between Jacobus Arminuisus and Francisius Gomarcs
1605
o His followers (Remonstrants) Write 5 Articles
1610
