The oldest Protestant churches can be dated back to the fifteenth century. They are Unitas Fratrum, which was the original name of the Moravian church) and the Moravian Church. Protestant churches usually date their inception to around the sixteenth century.
The difference between them is that the Catholic Reformation was the response to the Protestant Reformation. The Protestanst accused the Catholic Church of indulgences (paying for your sins to essentially be erased), being able to pay for your religious post, and to be able to have more than one post at a time, and many other scandals. Martin Luther nailed his 95 Thesis to the Church door in Wittenberg and from then, the Protestant Reformation started and eventually, the Church held the Council of Trent, whose goal was to purify the Church. The Jesuits were formed from the Catholic Reformation. The Jesuits were formed by St. Ignatius of Loyola and they converted people to Catholicism. They were considered one of the bright lights of the Catholic Reformation.
Martin Luther, who formed Lutheranism and led the Protestant Reformation.
Both are important forms of Western European Christianity.
Martin Luther and his followers formed the first true Protestant Church.
many of the sects of religion were separated, new sects were formed. Other religions took over and countries started becoming secular.
The difference between them is that the Catholic Reformation was the response to the Protestant Reformation. The Protestanst accused the Catholic Church of indulgences (paying for your sins to essentially be erased), being able to pay for your religious post, and to be able to have more than one post at a time, and many other scandals. Martin Luther nailed his 95 Thesis to the Church door in Wittenberg and from then, the Protestant Reformation started and eventually, the Church held the Council of Trent, whose goal was to purify the Church. The Jesuits were formed from the Catholic Reformation. The Jesuits were formed by St. Ignatius of Loyola and they converted people to Catholicism. They were considered one of the bright lights of the Catholic Reformation.
Martin Luther, who formed Lutheranism and led the Protestant Reformation.
As Martin Luther began the Reformation by protesting against the Catholic Church, the church that was formed that took his name must, by definition, be the oldest protestant church. The Lutheran Church is now prevalent across the world, but especially in Germany and Scandinavia. Actually, the Moravians, or Unitas Fratum, predates Luther by 60 years and is considered the oldest protestant church.
They centered around the abuse of Church Power and formed his basic theology of by grace are you saved through faith. This was the basis of the Protestant or Reformation period.
Both are important forms of Western European Christianity.
First of all the Greek Orthodox broke with the Catholic Church and then during the period called the reformation the the "reformists" broke with the Catholic Church and formed various 'protestant' churches
No. Given the inherent flaws in the Roman Catholic Church and their teachings, Luther was able to open the doorway to the protestant church.
As Martin Luther began the Reformation by protesting against the Catholic Church, the church that was formed that took his name must, by definition, be the oldest protestant church. The Lutheran Church is now prevalent across the world, but especially in Germany and Scandinavia. Actually, the Moravians, or Unitas Fratum, predates Luther by 60 years and is considered the oldest protestant church.
Martin Luther and his followers formed the first true Protestant Church.
The name "catholic" means universal, so the "catholic church" is all the believers in Christ all over the world. The organized church was more (or less) one church until the Eastern Orthodox church split from the Roman Catholic church, which was (and is) headquartered in Rome. At the time of the Protestant Reformation, the Protestant churches left the rule of the Roman Catholic church and formed their own denominations (such as Lutherans, Baptists, Presbyterians). Sometimes people use the term "catholic" when they really should use the term Roman Catholic, so things can get confused.
In the Netherlands, there is a vast part of the population that are part of the Dutch/Christian Reform Church. This Church was formed from Calvinism during the Protestant Reformation of the 16th Century. There is also a substantial number of Roman Catholics in the Netherlands. Other religions also prosper there, such as Judaism. Those of Christian denominations, ie Protestant or Catholic, believe in Jesus Christ as the saviour, Messiah, and Son of God. Jewish people do not believe that Jesus is the Messiah.
The church that Queen Elizabeth I formed was called Elizabethan Church and was of Protestant faith.