Reformation

E3322

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.

All labels observed (29)

How this entity was disambiguated

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (359)

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

A Column of Fire literarySetting Reformation
this entity surface form: Reformation Europe
Albertus Pighius era Reformation
canons of the Council of Trent historicalContext Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Fausto Sozzini era Reformation
Ferenc Dávid movement Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
Ferenc Dávid influencedBy Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation
1568 Edict of Torda partOf Reformation
this entity surface form: European Reformation
Piotr z Goniądza era Reformation
this entity surface form: Reformation era