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Protestantism originated around 1539. The word comes from German and French, protestant.
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∙ 7y agoMartin Luther, a German monk, created a new religion, called Lutheranism. Soon, Lutheran ideas spread around Europe. People all over Europe left the Roman Catholic Church and created their own Reformed Churches. Since Lutheran and Reformed Churches protested against the Catholic Churches, they were called Protestant Churches.
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∙ 10y agoI believe it was because they were "protesting" against the Christian Church in Europe.
Not Christian church but Roman Catholic church.
The term Protestant is derived from the Latin protestari meaning publicly declare/protest which refers to the protest against some beliefs and practices of the early sixteenth century Catholic Church.
The term Protestant was not initially applied to the reformers, but later was used to describe all groups protesting Roman Catholic orthodoxy.
Since that time, the term Protestant has been used in many different senses, often as a general term merely to signify people who believe in Christ who worship outside the Roman Catholic or Orthodox churches.
They did not agree with the established religion (Catholics).
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∙ 14y agoIt got its name from the fact that it started as a movement protesting (the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation) about the corruption in the Catholic Church. Protestantism is associated with the belief that The Bible (rather than church tradition or ecclesiastical interpretations of the Bible) is the final source of authority for all believers.
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∙ 10y agoMartin Luther, a German Monk within the Roman Catholic Church during the 16th century, famously protested against many things done by the church by nailing a list of his objections on the cathedral door.
This was the start of the Reformation of the Church, that led to many break away religions, known as Protestant.
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∙ 12y agoProtestantism was the religion of the Protestants which were people who were Christians who belonged to non-Catholic churches in the 1500s.
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∙ 15y agoThe Protestant Princes Union.
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∙ 12y agofrom the protestant princes union
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What was another name for the French Protestants during the Reformation?
A Huguenot is another name for the French Protestants during the reformation.(\(\(- -) Your Friend,(')(') Drakeenzo
Who were the Protestants?
the protestants were the people who did not believe in the ways of the church. their name comes from the word "protest" as that is what they did. in the 15th century, Europe split into 2 groups, catholics and protestants.
What is the other name for protestants in France?
Huguenots.
Name some famous British protestants?
me
Why are Irish protestants called orange and the catholics green?
I do not think catholics are called green. The orangemen are mostly protestants and they get their name from William of orange
Who converts more Catholics to Protestants or Protestants to Catholics?
protestants to catholics
What was another name for French Protestants who came to Carolina for religious freedom?
HUGUENOTS
What is another word for French Huguenots?
Huguenots is another name for the French protestants.
What are some similarities between Protestants and Presbyterians?
Presbyterians are a subset of Protestants, so they are Protestants. Not all Protestants are Presbyterians, however.
What was name for martin Luther's followers?
they were called protestants because they protested
What was the Name of the English protestants that followed the Church of England?
I think you mean the Pilgrim Fathers
What was the name given to the sixteenth century religious movement that was critical of the Roman Catholic Church?
Protestants
