Henri IV est sacré roi de France le 27 février 1594.

Son sacre, à Chartes, n’a été possible qu’après son abjuration au protestantisme et son retour à la foi catholique.

Illus. : Henri IV / H. Vogel (1907) via la BNF/Gallica : https://t.co/95AJGgwvok

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The Catholic Church responded to Protestantism in several ways, not least with the creation of the Roman Inquisition in 1542, which was intended to root out and destroy heresy in Italy.

But they also started paying more attention to art as a religious and political force...

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Henri IV of France signing the ratification of his abjuration of Protestantism before Alessandro de Medici, the Pope’s Legate & future Leo XI. This happened 1 Aug 1596.

The image was made in 1610 which was the year Henri was assasinated.



(British Museum)

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Henri IV of France signing the ratification of his abjuration of Protestantism before Alessandro de Medici, the Pope’s Legate & future Leo XI. This happened on 1 Aug 1596.

The image was made in 1610 which was the year Henri was assasinated.



(British Museum)

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1534 Pope Clement VII (Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici), whose pontificate saw the brutal sacking of Rome in 1527 by mutinous forces of Charles V during the War of the League of Cognac & the accelerated spread of Protestantism throughout Europe, passed away in Rome.

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Today is the 500th Anniversary of the Diet of Worms, which led to the denouncement of Martin Luther and Protestantism.
Very disappointing that no one actually ate worms though. 🤔

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Day 13: Ulrich Zwingli
- "Before anyone in the area had ever heard of Luther, I began to preach the gospel of Christ in 1516…"
- Opposed the Catholic church by supporting the Christian liberty of eating of meat during Lent.
- Brought Protestantism to Switzerland.

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1415 Jan Hus, theologian and philosopher who would start the Hussite movement, key precursor to Protestantism and the Reformation in Bohemia, died and was executed in Bishopric of Constance after his trial which saw him accused of heresy.

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Protestantismo: *Existe*
España:

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Born in Exeter, he was the son of a goldsmith & sheriff of Exeter. His family was active in Protestantism & he is known to have been in Geneva as a child (1557) to escape the reign of the Roman Catholic Queen Mary. By 1560 he had painted a self-portrait. Self-portrait (1577)

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Titles by Johannes Hus (cca 1361-1415), a Czech theologican, an inspirer of Hussitism and a key predecessor to Protestantism are in many forms in our historical collections. This Quadragesimale (#NationalLibraryCZ V E 19) was written in the first half of 15th century in Bohemia.

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Stunning stained glass: beautiful glasswork found in cesspit, perhaps thrown away after conversion of rich Catholic family to Protestantism. https://t.co/IWT4vceAau

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