Protestant Reformation
Americannoun
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Wittenberg, better known to many as a cradle of the Protestant Reformation, is also home to a chemical plant founded in 1915, in the midst of World War I.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
These were pushed forward in the 16th century during the Protestant Reformation, when both England and Scotland embraced the new faith, and after 1603, when both countries shared a single monarch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
When he talked about the New Apostolic Reformation, he saw a change like the Protestant Reformation that would have a lasting impact and become a new branch of Christianity.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2024
Historians often say that Gutenberg’s mid-15th century invention led to some of the most important changes in Western history — including the Protestant Reformation, nationalism, capitalism, individualism and democracy.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023
Unsurprisingly, church music was a rather more sombre affair, and the ordinary churchgoer prior to the Protestant Reformation is likely to have found singing in church a miserable, largely non- partidpatory activity.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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