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![Ignatius Loyola and the Catholic Reformation](/uploads/kraked/6/6-2777_ci_preview.jpg)
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Ignatius Loyola and the Catholic Reformation
After the Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church began to reform some of its abuses. The Catholic Reformation, though, was not only a reaction to Protestantism, but also a flowering of Roman Catholic practice. Ignatius of Loyola and the Jesuits...
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Pre-Reformation Church Altar
A church altar from Jacobstow Church, Cornwall, England. During the English Reformation and reign of Edward VI of England (r. 1547-53 CE), the altar, like many others, was removed to be replaced by a communion table.
![The Protestant Reformation: Crash Course](/uploads/kraked/6/6-2427_ci_preview.jpg)
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The Protestant Reformation: Crash Course
You may have noticed that the internet is terrible at religious discourse. Well, this is not a new phenomenon. In the early 16th Century CE, the Roman Catholic church dominated Christianity in Europe, and the institution was starting to show...
![Two Accounts of Zwingli's Death](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15157.png?v=1642583191)
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Two Accounts of Zwingli's Death
Huldrych Zwingli (l. 1484-1531) died in the second of the Kappel Wars in 1531, a conflict between Catholic and Protestant forces. Afterwards, two accounts of his death emerged – one Catholic and one Protestant – differing in detail and notable...
![Argula von Grumbach's To the University of Ingolstadt](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15413.jpeg?v=1647181826)
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Argula von Grumbach's To the University of Ingolstadt
To the University of Ingolstadt (1523) is an open letter by the German reformer Argula von Grumbach (l. 1490 to c. 1564) protesting the dismissal, arrest, and imprisonment of the young scholar Arsacius Seehofer (l. c. 1504 to c. 1539) for...
![Knights' Revolt](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15740.png?v=1651044191)
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Knights' Revolt
The Knight’s Revolt (1522-1523) was a military action led by the German imperial knight Franz von Sickingen (l. 1481-1523) and encouraged by the knight and writer Ulrich von Hutten (l. 1488-1523) launched to restore the status of the imperial...
![Loyola's Spiritual Exercises](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16021.jpg?v=1654843603)
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Loyola's Spiritual Exercises
The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola (1548) is a manual of disciplines formulated by Ignatius Loyola (l. 1491-1556) to prepare one spiritually for Christian service. They were initially developed between 1522-1524 by Loyola for himself...
![St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15795.png?v=1720332310)
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St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre was a widespread slaughter of French Protestants (Huguenots) by Catholics beginning on 24 August 1572 and lasting over two months, resulting in the deaths of between 5,000 and 25,000 people. It began in...
![Einsiedeln Abbey](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/9810.jpg?v=1713829089)
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Einsiedeln Abbey
Einsiedeln Abbey and Monastery (German: Kloster Einsiedeln), located some 31 km (19 mi) southeast of Zürich at the foot of a hill in the town of Einsiedeln in Canton Schwyz, Switzerland, is the most important site of Roman Catholic pilgrimage...
![The English Reformation: AP Euro Bit by Bit #16](/uploads/kraked/6/6-2030_ci_preview.jpg)
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The English Reformation: AP Euro Bit by Bit #16
Yes, that's right. AP Euro Bit by Bit is back for a second season! I'm picking up with the English Reformation. While most of the Reformation happened because of doctrinal differences with the Roman Catholic Church, England's Reformation...