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26th January 1564: Pope Pius IV confirms the decrees of the Council of Trent

  • 26th January 2021
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Council of Trent, Counter-Reformation, Martin Luther, Papacy, Pius IV, Pope, Protestantism, Reformation

Pope Pius IV issued a Papal bull confirming the decrees of the Council of Trent that defined Catholic doctrine in the face of the Protestant Reformation.

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2nd December 1804: Napoleon crowns himelf Emperor of the French

  • 2nd December 2020
  • Tagged as: Beethoven, Empire, France, French Empire, French Revolution, Napoleon, Pope

On the 2nd December 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of the French at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

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31st October 1517: Martin Luther reputedely posts his 95 Theses

  • 31st October 2020
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Christianity, Germany, Pope, Protestantism, Reformation, Religion

On the 31st October 1517, the foundations of the Protestant Reformation were laid when Martin Luther reputedly nailed his ‘Ninety-five Theses’ to the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg – a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

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11th October 1521: Henry VIII becomes ‘Defender of the Faith’

  • 11th October 2020
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Church of England, Defender of the Faith, Divorce, Excommunication, Henry VIII, Leo X, Marriage, Martin Luther, Pope, Protestantism, Tudor

On the 11th October 1521, Pope Leo X granted the title “Defender of the Faith” to King Henry VIII of England.

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22nd June 1633: Galileo forced to recant his belief in heliocentrism

  • 22nd June 2020
  • Tagged as: Church, Italy, Pope, Religion, Renaissance, Science, Space

The 22nd June 1633 saw Galileo Galilei, the famed scientist, was found “vehemently suspect of heresy” by the Papal Inquisition and forced to recant his belief in the heliocentric universe originally put forward by Copernicus ninety years previously.

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27th April 1509: Entire republic of Venice excommunicated by the Pope

  • 27th April 2020
  • Tagged as: France, Holy Roman Empire, Italy, Military, Pope, Spain, Venice, War

On the 27th April 1509, Pope Julius II excommunicated the entire republic of Venice.

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23rd March 1540: Waltham Abbey last to be dissolved by Henry VIII

  • 23rd March 2020
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Christianity, Henry VIII, Pope, Religion, Tudor

On the 23rd March 1540, Waltham Abbey in Essex became the last abbey to be dissolved by Henry VIII.

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30th December 1993: Israel and the Vatican City begin diplomatic relations

  • 30th December 2019
  • Tagged as: Anti-Semitism, Catholicism, Christianity, Israel, Judaism, Politics, Pope, Rome, Vatican, Vatican City

Relations between Catholicism and Judaism cover a long, complex and violent history in which Christians revered the Jewish scriptures yet held Jews collectively responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus.

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27th November 1095: Pope Urban II launches the First Crusade

  • 27th November 2019
  • Tagged as: Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Crusade, Holy Land, Islam, Jerusalem, Pope, Religion, Urban II, War

On the 27th November 1095, Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade with an impassioned speech at the Council of Clermont.

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27th September 1590: Pope Urban VII dies, ending the the shortest papal reign in history

  • 27th September 2019
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Europe, Mexico, Papacy, Papal States, Pope, Rome, Smoking, Tobacco, Urban VII, Urban VIII, Vatican

The shortest papacy in history ended after just twelve days following the death of Pope Urban VII, shortly after he introduced Europe’s first smoking ban.

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