1501-1600

• 1501
  The Reforming Raven, Anthony Corvinus
• 1502
  Holy Shroud, Mysterious Relic
• 1506
  St. Peters' New Foundation
• 1509
  Fisher's Psalms for Penitents
• 1509
  Michelangelo Unveiled Unfinished Chapel Ceiling
• 1514
  Three Bibles in One: 1st Printed Polyglot
• 1514
  Reuchlin Found Not Guilty
• 1515
  5th Lateran Council
• 1516
  Erasmus Loaded the Reformation Cannon
• 1516
  Glarean Blessed Erasmus
• 1516
  Zurich Reform under Zwingli
• 1516
  John Foxe and His Book of Martyrs
• 1517
  Infamous Indulgence Led to Reformation
• 1517
  Why did Martin Luther Post the 95 Theses?
• 1517
  Martin Luther: Monumental Reformer
• 1517
  A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
• 1520
  Pope Leo X Condemned Luther of Heresy
• 1521
  Martin Luther's Most Noble Words
• 1521
  John Marbach Entered Reformation Fray
• 1521
  Christmas Eve
• 1522
  Dutchman Dedel Didn't Last Long
• 1522
  Martin Chemnitz Preserved Lutheran Position
• 1523
  Katie Luther's Family Pattern
• 1524
  German Peasant Revolt
• 1524
  Johann von Staupitz, Luther's Confessor
• 1525
  Anabaptists Took a Baby Step
• 1525
  Conrad Grebel Drew Crowds in Switzerland
• 1525
  Reformation Radicals: The Anabaptists
• 1525
  William Tyndale, God's Outlaw
• 1527
  Swiss Anabaptists' Seven-Point Confession
• 1527
  Michael Sattler Tried for Being Anabaptist
• 1527
  Sweden's Gustav Called
• 1527
  Martyr Synod Met in Augsburg
• 1527
  Danish Odense Diet Let Lutherans Preach
• 1527
  Hans Schlaffer Martyred for Standing for the Gospel
• 1528
  Martyrdom of Anabaptist Evangelist Hubmaier
• 1528
  Adolf Clarenbach Arrested
• 1529
  Valdes and Spanish Reformation
• 1529
  Protestants 1st Called Protestants
• 1529
  Marburg Colloquy Failed to Reach Consensus
• 1530
  Schmalkald League Protected Lutherans
• 1531
  Gentle Bilney Burned for Minor Difference
• 1531
  Zwingli Perished by the Sword
• 1531
  Oeceolampadius, the "House Light"
• 1531
  Bullinger replaced Zwingli in Zurich
• 1533
  Cranmer Got the Top Job but Didn't Want it!
• 1533
  John Frith Burned for Beliefs
• 1533
  Lowered over a Wall, Calvin Fled Paris
• 1534
  Jacques Cartier Landed in Newfoundland
• 1535
  Sir Thomas More's Utopian Head Rolled
• 1535
  Coverdale Finished English Language Bible
• 1536
  The Gentle Hutters Viciously Killed
• 1536
  Wittenberg Concord on Body and Bread
• 1536
  William Tyndale: Father of the English Bible
• 1536
  Lutheranism Made Official in Denmark
• 1536
  John Calvin Leads Geneva Reform
• 1539
  Odd Romance of John and Idelette Calvin
• 1540
  Wishart
• 1541
  The Prodigious Labors of Francis Xavier
• 1541
  Regensburg Conference (Ratisbon) Began
• 1541
  Xavier: A Man for Many Nations
• 1541
  England's Greatest Treasure
• 1543
  Peter Canisius Entered the Jesuits
• 1546
  Beaton Burned George Wishart as Heretic
• 1546
  Cardinal Beaton Murdered
• 1546
  Anne Askew Condemned to Fire
• 1546
  Persecution of George Wishart
• 1546
  Knox Dreamed Big for God and Scotland
• 1547
  What was the Council of Trent? Summary, Timeline & Significance
• 1548
  Sigismund I, Polish King Tolerated Reformation
• 1549
  Elizabeth Dirks Drowned as Anabaptist
• 1549
  Nobrega's Jesuits Reached Brazil
• 1550
  Martin Bucer Gave Edward Advice
• 1551
  Palestrina's Path for Religious Music
• 1552
  Matteo Ricci Intrigued China
• 1553
  Lady Jane's Proclamation
• 1553
  Michael Servetus Burned for Heresy
• 1555
  John Rogers, 1st of Many Martyrs
• 1555
  John Hooper Burned in Gloucester
• 1555
  Crowds Protested John Bradford's Burning
• 1555
  James Abbes Burned in Bury, England
• 1555
  Peace at Augsburg
• 1555
  Bishops Ridley and Latimer Burned
• 1555
  Because John Philpot Didn't Run, He Burned
• 1555
  Johann Arndt Pointed the Way to Pietism
• 1556
  Thomas Cranmer, Reluctant Martyr
• 1557
  Michael Agricola, Father of Finnish Literature
• 1557
  Diabolical Death of Agnes Prest
• 1556
  John Knox's Friends Turn the Tables
• 1559
  John Jewel Preached a Historic Sermon
• 1559
  Was "Nosey" Parker Properly Consecrated?
• 1560
  Peter Palladius, Denmark's Dedicated Reformer
• 1560
  Poland Didn't Listen Long to John Laski
• 1560
  Feckenham Began 24 Prison Years
• 1560
  Scottish Parliament Ratified Protestant Confession
• 1561
  Poissy Conference Couldn't Cure France
• 1561
  Kaspar Schwenkfeld Took a Separate Path
• 1562
  Birth of Abbot, Manslaying Bible Translator
• 1563
  Questions and Answers: The Heidelberg Catechism
• 1564
  The Last Sermon of John Calvin
• 1564
  Philip Neri, the Common Denominator
• 1565
  Pierre Viret Ordered Out of France
• 1565
  Senseless Butchery of Florida's Huguenots
• 1566
  Bartolomeo de Las Casas, Father to the Indians
• 1567
  Birthday of Congregationalism?
• 1567
  Napoleon Crowned Himself in Notre Dame
• 1568
  John of the Cross: Hovel or Step to Heaven?
• 1569
  Dirk Willem Burned after Rescuing Pursuer
• 1569
  Ivan the Terrible Murdered Philip of Moscow
• 1570
  Pius V Excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I
• 1571
  Kepler: the Heavens Declare God's Glory
• 1572
  Jeanne D'Albret's Penalties
• 1572
  Nineteen from Gorcum Died, Defending Catholicism
• 1572
  Not Peace but a Sword on St. Bartholomew's Day
• 1572
  Huguenots: History and Massacre
• 1574
  Leyden's Dikes Won Protestant Victory
• 1575
  Jacob Boehme's Influence Begins
• 1576
  Puritan Peter Wentworth Went to the Tower
• 1576
  Grindal Bucked Queen Elizabeth
• 1578
  Accidental Discovery of Roman Catacombs
• 1579
  1st Anglican Service in the New World
• 1580
  Lutheran Book of Concord Went on Sale
• 1581
  Edmund Campion, a Diamond of England, Betrayed
• 1582
  Give Us Back Our Days: Gregory's Calendar Reform
• 1582
  Famous Carmelite, Teresa of Avila
• 1583
  Bernard Gilpin, Apostle of the North
• 1585
  Heinrich Schutz Fulfilled Luther's Dream
• 1588
  John Winthrop Made Massachusetts a Success
• 1591
  Spanish Armada Sailed to its Doom
• 1591
  Original Anne Hutchinson Christened
• 1593
  Hasty Call to Assemble at Upsalla
• 1593
  John Penry Pleaded for Welsh Soulwinners
• 1593
  Henry IV Renounced Protestant Faith
• 1595
  Conscientious Poet Robert Southwell
• 1595
  Edward Winslow, Massachusetts Original
• 1597
  A Deadly Mix Leads to Martyrdoms in Japan
• 1597
  "Clearly Unworthy" Thought Gerard
• 1598
  What was the Edict of Nantes? Summary and Significance
• 1599
  Synod at Diamper, India
• 1600
  Bruno, Last Heretic Burned by Roman Inquisition
• 1600
  Samuel Rutherford's Lasting Legacy