1508 ⟶ Portuguese Defeat at the Battle of Chaul
The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and West Asia...
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🙏 🙏 Luther's Monastic Entry: Start of Reformation
Martin Luther enters St. Augustine's Monastery at Erfurt, Germany, on 17 July and begins his journey to instigating the Reformation.⟶
ChristianityMonasticismCatholicismReligious HistoryReligious Reform
Germany⚔️ Portuguese Defeat at the Battle of Chaul
The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and West Asia spills over into the Indian Ocean as Battle of Chaul during the Portuguese-Mamluk War⟶
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Portugal📜 Martin Luther Posts Ninety-Five Theses
The Reformation begins when Martin Luther posts his Ninety-five Theses in Saxony.⟶
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Germany✝️ Protestant Reformation Established in Sweden
⛪ Council of Trent Begins
The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent (in northern Italy).⟶
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Italy🙏 Francis Xavier's Missionary Work in the Moluccas
Francis Xavier works among the peoples of Ambon, Ternate and Morotai (Moro) laying the foundations for a permanent mission. (to 1547)⟶
ChristianityColonialismCatholicismMissionary WorkReligious ConversionExploration
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