Reformation

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Christian reform movement historical event religious movement

The Reformation was a 16th-century religious movement that challenged the authority and practices of the Catholic Church, leading to the rise of Protestantism and profound political, cultural, and intellectual changes in Europe.

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Observed surface forms (17)

Surface form	Occurrences
Protestant Reformation	94
English Reformation	10
Reformation era	6
German Reformation	2
European Protestant Reformation	1
European Reformation	1
French Reformation	1
Henry VIII break with Rome	1
Lutheran Reformation	1
Protestant Reformation in Germany	1
Protestant Reformation in Switzerland	1
Reformation in England	1
Reformation in Geneva	1
Reformation in the Netherlands	1
Reformation papacy	1
Reformation theology	1
Scottish Reformation	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian reform movement ⓘ historical event ⓘ religious movement ⓘ
challenges	authority of the Catholic Church ⓘ
counterMovement	Counter-Reformation ⓘ
hasCause	calls for reform of church corruption ⓘ criticism of Catholic Church practices ⓘ opposition to sale of indulgences ⓘ theological disputes about salvation and grace ⓘ
hasCentury	16th century ⓘ
hasKeyEvent	Augsburg Confession ⓘ Council of Trent ⓘ Diet of Worms ⓘ Reformation self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: English Reformation Luther’s Ninety-five Theses ⓘ Peace of Augsburg ⓘ Peasants’ War ⓘ Church of Scotland ⓘ surface form: Scottish Reformation
hasKeyFigure	Frederick the Wise ⓘ Henry VIII of England ⓘ surface form: Henry VIII Huldrych Zwingli ⓘ John Calvin ⓘ John Knox ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ Philip Melanchthon ⓘ Pope Leo X ⓘ Thomas Cranmer ⓘ
hasMainRegion	Europe ⓘ
hasOpposedInstitution	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
hasReligiousContext	Western Christianity ⓘ
influences	Anabaptism ⓘ Anglican Communion ⓘ surface form: Anglicanism Calvinism ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ Presbyterianism ⓘ development of Protestant denominations ⓘ expansion of literacy in Europe ⓘ growth of vernacular Bible translations ⓘ political sovereignty of nation-states ⓘ
involvesDoctrine	authority of Scripture ⓘ justification by faith alone ⓘ priesthood of all believers ⓘ rejection of certain Catholic sacraments ⓘ
otherName	Reformation ⓘ surface form: Protestant Reformation
resultsIn	cultural changes in Europe ⓘ fragmentation of Western Christianity ⓘ intellectual changes in Europe ⓘ political changes in Europe ⓘ religious wars in Europe ⓘ rise of Protestantism ⓘ
startTime	1517 ⓘ

Referenced by (148)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

History of the Reformation in Scotland → associatedMovement → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

All Saints' Church, Wittenberg → associatedWith → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Article XVII Of Predestination and Election → associatedWith → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Reformation

Book of Common Prayer → associatedWith → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Reformation

Dunfermline Abbey → associatedWith → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish Reformation

Idelette de Bure → associatedWith → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Old Town of Geneva → associatedWith → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Post Tenebras Lux → associatedWith → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

English Church in Wittenberg → associatedWithMovement → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Rucouskiria Bibliasta → associatedWithMovement → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

The Babylonian Captivity of the Church → associatedWithMovement → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Reformation Day → broaderMovement → Reformation ⓘ

Separatists → broaderMovement → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Colloquy of Poissy → chronologicalContext → Reformation ⓘ

Reformation Day → commemorates → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

English Reformation Parliament era → context → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Protestant Reformation

English Renaissance → culturalContext → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Reformation Wall → dedicatedToMovement → Reformation ⓘ

Calvinism → developedFrom → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Christian catechism → developedSignificantlyIn → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformation era

Frederick the Wise → era → Reformation ⓘ

Guido de Brès → era → Reformation ⓘ

Jacobus Arminius → era → Reformation ⓘ

John Calvin → era → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Martin Luther → era → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformation era

Philip Melanchthon → era → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformation era

Pope Adrian VI → era → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Theodore Beza → era → Reformation ⓘ

Ulrich von Hutten → era → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformation era

William Farel → era → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformation era

The History of England → focusesOnEvent → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformation in England

Christianization of Europe → followedBy → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Reformation

Renaissance → followedBy → Reformation ⓘ

Renaissance papacy → followedBy → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reformation papacy

Dutch Reformed Church → foundedInPeriod → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Church of England → foundingPeriod → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Reformation

Counter-Reformation → hasCause → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Dutch Golden Age → hasCause → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

European witch hunts → hasCause → Reformation ⓘ

Western Christianity → hasHistoricalEvent → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Western civilization → hasHistoricalPeriod → Reformation ⓘ

Renaissance → hasInfluenceOn → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Reformation → hasKeyEvent → Reformation self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Reformation

European wars of religion → hasMainCause → Reformation ⓘ

Protestant Christianity → hasOriginEvent → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Protestant work ethic → hasOriginIn → Reformation ⓘ

Anglican Communion → hasPrimaryHistoricalRoot → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Reformation

Schmalkaldic War → hasReligiousAspect → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Augsburg Confession → historicalContext → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation

Luther's Small Catechism → historicalContext → Reformation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation in Germany