The Christian History & Biography Timeline Johann Sebastion Bach July 1, 2007 The Renaissance 1450
1455 Gutenberg completes first Bible using movable type 1483 Martin Luther is born 1509 John Calvin is born 1517 Luther posts his "95 Theses" on indulgences in Wittenberg 1521 Luther is excommunicated by the pope; at Diet of Worms, he refuses to recant writings; he begins translating the New Testament into German while hiding in Wartburg Castle 1523 Luther publishes Latin Mass for the church in Wittenberg 1526 Luther publishes German Mass for use in small congregations; Johann Walter becomes "the first Lutheran cantor" in Torgau c. 1527 Luther writes hymn "A Mighty Fortress" 1529 Luther publishes Large Catechism and Small Catechism 1534 Luther publishes German Bible 1534 Break between Church of England and Roman Catholic Church 1536 Calvin publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion 1538 Walter writes "In Praise of the Noble Art of Music" 1539 Luther preaches at St. Thomas's Church in Leipzig 1543 Copernicus argues that earth revolves around sun 1546 Luther dies 1555 Peace of Augsburg gives Catholic and Lutheran rulers in Germany the right to choose their territories' religion 1585 Johann Heermann, writer of the hymn "Ah, Holy Jesus," is born 1595 Michael Praetorius becomes organist at Wolfenbüttel c. 1597 The first opera Daphne is performed in Florence, Italy The Baroque Period 1600
1600 Shakespeare writes Hamlet 1603 Queen Elizabeth I of England dies 1607 Paul Gerhardt, writer of the hymn "O Sacred Head," is born 1611 King James Bible is published 1618 Beginning of the Thirty Years' War in Europe 1636 Heinrich Schütz writes German Requiem 1642 English Civil War begins 1647 Westminster Confession becomes the standard of Presbyterian faith in Scotland 1648 Peace of Westphalia ends Thirty Years' War 1667 Milton publishes Paradise ...
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