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John Calvin and Martin Luther a priest from Germany
Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534, and established the Church of England.
John Calvin. That is why the Presbyterian Church is also known as 'Calvinist.'
It is when The Roman Catholic Church and The Eastern Orthodox Church had The Great Schism, in which The Roman Catholic Church broke off The Orthodox Church.
Protestants
calvinism John Calvin was a preacher who stated that some people were predestined for salvation. He broke Switzerland off into their own little reformed thing instead of agreeing with the thoughts and customs of the Roman Catholic Church.
Henry VIII broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and founded the Church of England.
John Calvin, one of the key theologians and philosophers of the Protestant Reformation, broke away from the Catholic Church in 1530. He fled to Switzerland after anti-Protestant uprisings in France. While there, he published his "Institutes of Christian Religion" in 1536.
Roman Catholic Answer:To the best of my knowledge, the only country in Europe which broke away, as a Country, from the Catholic church, was England. I believe that Spain is still nominally Roman Catholic.
No, The Roman Catholic Church is the original Catholic Church. The Orthodox Church is not a "break-away" church. The only churches that broke away are the "Protestant" Churches. God be with you! If by 'original Catholic' you mean the original church founded by Jesus Christ and His Apostles, then most certainly yes, although there are some common beliefs.
The Church of England did not break away from the Eastern Orthodox Church, it broke from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534.
Yes, they broke with the Anglican Church which had broken away from the Catholic Church.