Protestant Reformation
16th-century movement in Western Christianity
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Summary
Protestant Reformation is a subject heading[1]. It draws 28,274 Wikipedia views per month (subject heading category, ranking #1 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Martin Luther[3]
- Instance of: schism from the Catholic Church[4]
- Subclass of: church history[5], Protestantism[6]
- Commons category: Reformation[7]
- Language of work or name: German[8]
- Has part(s): English Reformation[9], Reformation in Switzerland[10], Reformation in the Netherlands[11], Reformation in Denmark–Norway and Holstein[12], Reformation in the Kingdom of Hungary[13], Reformation in Ireland[14]
- Start time: October 31, 1517[15]
- End time: 1648[16]
- Significant event: posting of the Theses[17], Diet of Worms[18], Augsburg Confession[19], Protestation at Speyer[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Protestant Reformation[21]
- Facet of: Reformed Christianity[22], Protestantism[23], Lutheranism[24]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[25], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], The Encyclopedia Americana[28], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[29], Dresdner Hefte[30]
- Topic has template: Template:Reformation sidebar[31]
- Published in: Pauly–Wissowa[32]
- Has effect: Synod of Jassy[33]
- Subject named as: Reformation[34]
- Different from: Reformism (historical)[35]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q22827749[36]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[37], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[38]
Body
Influence
Things named for Protestant Reformation include New Apostolic Reformation[39], a Christian movement[40] and Continental Reformed Protestantism[41], a religious denomination[42].
Why It Matters
Protestant Reformation has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for it include New Apostolic Reformation[39], a Christian movement[40] and Continental Reformed Protestantism[41], a religious denomination[42].