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23 May 1498
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Savonarola executed in Florence
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3 Apr 1507
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Martin Luther ordained a priest in Erfurt
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Oct 1518
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Luther meets Cardinal Cajetan in Augsburg
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24 Jun 1519
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Birth of Theodore Beza in Vezelay
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1521
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Martin Luther translates the New Testament into German
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3 Jan 1521
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Martin Luther excommunicated for heresy
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26 May 1521
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Edict of Worms
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1523
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Thomas More writes Response to Luther
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1523
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John Calvin is sent to the University of Paris to study for the priesthood.
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1533
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John Calvin helps prepare controversial speech delivered by Nicholas Cop
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1536
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Farel persuades Calvin to lead the Reformation in Geneva
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1536
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John Calvin publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion
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1538
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John Calvin in Strasbourg
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May 1538
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The town council of Geneva expels John Calvin and Guillaume Farel from the city. Calvin takes refuge in Strasbourg.
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28 Jul 1540
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Execution of Thomas Cromwell at the Tower of London by order of Henry VIII
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Sep 1541
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John Calvin returns to Geneva at the invitation of the town council.
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Nov 1541
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Geneva enacts John Calvin's Ecclesiastical Ordinances
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1556
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Lorsch Abbey is dissolved due to the Reformation.
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1559
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Calvin Founds Geneva Academy
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1560
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Queen Elizabeth I re-founds Westminster Abbey
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25 Jun 1868
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Luther Monument dedicated in Worms
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30 Oct 1889
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Luther Monument dedicated in Erfurt
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1919
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The Museum of John Calvin is founded by the History of French Protestantism Society.
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10 Jul 1927
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Construction begins on the John Calvin Museum in Noyon, designed by Protestant architect Charles Letrosne based on drawings of the original house.
