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Q: Why were protestants persecuted by Spain?
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Which European city was known in the early seventeenth century as a haven for persecuted protestants from all over Europe and even for Jews fleeing Spain?

Geneva, the Protestants were lead there by John Calvin. Who was chosen to lead the French and Swiss Protestants.


What European city was known in the early seventeenth century as a haven for persecuted Protestants from all over Europe and even for Jews fleeing Spain?

Amsterdam.


The queen who persecuted the Protestants was known as?

Bloody mary(:


What was the reaction to the protestants in Europe?

At first they were persecuted, often called heretics.


Mary Tudor persecuted protestants after returning England to?

Roman Catholicism


Justify the cruel behavior between Catholics and other Christians?

I can't. Over the centuries, Christians of all persuasions have persecuted those they could dominate. So, the Catholics persecuted the Arians, the Cathars and, where possible, the Protestants. In turn, Protestants persecuted Catholics in those countries where Catholics were in a minority. Protestants even persecuted other Protestants, such as when the Church of England persecuted the Puritans. The only credible explanation is that Christianity contains an element of intolerance that is usually kept hidden.


The queen who persecuted?

The queen of England who persecuted protestants was Mary I who ruled for 5 years from 1553 until her death in 1558 at the age of 42. Her executions of Protestants caused her opponents to give her the name "Bloody Mary".


Why did protestants sail to the new world?

Protestants moved to the New World because they were tired of being persecuted and wanted the religious freedom to worship.


Who was the Catholic queen of England who persecuted Protestants?

Bloody Mary =Mary I (ruled 1553-58).


What types of people live in Maryland?

Catholics, Persecuted Protestants, Quaker, Baptists, Puritans, and Wesleyans


What types of people lived in Maryland colony?

Catholics, Persecuted Protestants, Quaker, Baptists, Puritans, and Wesleyans


Why were Quakers persecuted so Violently by Protestants?

By most criteria, the Quakers were (and still are) considered a Protestant denomination. Perhaps you intended to ask, "Why were Quakers persecuted so violently by the Puritans?"