The Protestant would originally practice their faith in secrecy in order to avoid punishment from the majority of society that was Catholic based faith. Calvin Protestant began to publically perform ceremonies and practice their faith in front of all to see. many of the Calvin followers were nationally French and wanted to spread the Protestant Reformation in their homeland of France. More French Reformed churches began to spread out in France, which made protestant want to practice their faith more publically. This act angered the Catholic people of France even more resulting in an attack on the Protestants. Catherine de’Medici tried to ease the tension between the protestant and the Catholic by enacting a law that forbid harm to Protestant …show more content…
if they practice their faith in secrecy. However, Protestant did not accept this rule and continued to practice their faith in public. protestant retaliated by destroying Catholic idols and attacking Catholics, which caused Catholics to attack Protestants. They came to an agreement still leaving Protestant wanting mor church and religious freedom and Catholic wanting the cease of existence of Protestants in France. Fighting continued and there was a massacre of the protestant, which lead to another retaliation. This fighting continued for many years to come. The purpose of the Edict of Nantes was to end the fighting between the Protestant and the Catholic, however it did not hold and the fighting continued until France became completely a Catholic state. The thirty year was was not solely based on religion, however based on state building and political advancement, as well. In this “holy war” the Protestant and the Catholics used the printing press as a form of Propaganda to portray their side as the correct way of practicing Christianity. For example, the Catholic called the Holy war as a war in the service of God to defeat the evil Protestants. This statement is not necessarily true it was a form to make the Catholics looks better in the public eye. The first war started because the protestant held a Jubilee, which angered the Pope leading to a retaliation on the Protestant. The was was largely influenced by religion, however state building in addition, was a large contributor to the war. The states fighting for example in germany were not actually states. They were a group of people with a similar faith and political belief, however they did not have defined borders or structures. To build up a state there had to be battles and wars to be recognized. A solution to the thirty year war was to create a large Christendom kingdom in, which all of Europe would be united as one force. However, no state would approve of this method since they would lose their power over their lands. The war brought a large toll on people economically because of the taxes. However, people still believed in the war because of religious reasons keeping the groups united. The thirty year war was brought to an end by the Peace of Westphalia. The treaty did not favor any sides causing both sides to feel unhappy with the results of the treaty. The agreement brought an end to state building and required some states to return the land they took from each other during the war. people were allowed to form unions and the war on religion ended. It allowed Catholic to be Catholic in a catholic region and the same for protestant in a Protestant region. People were allowed to emigrate to where they chose to practice their faith. The war could have been so easily resolved if this document was produced beforehand. Confessionalization was the process in, which a religion is categorized.
During the sixteenth and seventeenth the two dominant faiths in Europe was Protestant and the Catholic. Both considered each other's faith as heresy against the true form of practicing Christianity. Therefore both wanted the cease of existence of each other. War would have been inevitable if both sides were able to accept each other and live in a compromised state. However, I don’t believe this would have been possible especially not back then. Since people tend to categorize each other based on different characteristics, in this case its faith. Neither sides would be able to consider each other as equals. The winning of the battles was not based on whose practice of religion is the right way, it was based on who had more weapons or people to fight on their side. In a personal perspective I don’t understand the purpose of the war. The Protestant and the Catholic both come from Christianity. They do have some differences in their rituals and practices however, they are still the same faith. I thought the war was originally because of the Pope or the vatican because the existence of the protestant is a threat to the Papal. Since they don't hold allegion to the Pope. Would it be possible that the Papal is what caused Catholic to be against the Protestant faith so much. I believe the protestant also had people on their side to enforce the hatred such as Calvin toward the
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The Protestant Reformation in Europe caused conflicts between the Catholics and Protestants, but ultimately ended up in unity. The first religious war was fought between the Schmalkaldic League and Charles V. That war ended up in the Peace of Augsburg, which let each German state choose their leader, and all of the people
The Edict of Nantes had given Protestants, or Huguenots, in France the ability to practice their religion without fear of violence or persecution. Enacted in the late 1500s in an effort to resemble France after the destruction of the French Wars of Religion, the Edict of Nantes served as a means to unite the French population and end the violence that often accompanied religious persecution. Louis’ decision to revoke such a peace-promoting edict, in an effort to homogenize his country and align his subjects with his own beliefs, clearly illustrates his giving of priority to his own agenda, as opposed to that which would best benefit his country. However, while the claim that the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes was detrimental to French society, seems to be disproven by Doc 6, which essentially asserts that the king’s revocation has resulted in the rapid conversion of “whole towns” and describes the king as “the invincible hero destined to… destroy the terrible monster of heresy”, the author’s inherently biased point of view must be addressed. This description, which could be used as evidence to support the fact that Louis did act in interest of the state, must be taken with a grain of salt as the author himself, a member of the Assembly of the Clergy, does not even have the best interest of the state in mind; rather, he is
In 1541, John Calvin was invited to Geneva to put his reformed doctrine into practice. Calvin’s Geneva became a centrum for Protestant exiles, and his doctrines rapidly spread to Scotland, France, Transylvania and the low Countries. Dutch Calvinism became a religious and economic force for the next 400 years. In 1559 Elizabeth I took the
These two opposing religions had their differences be known be the other side and would fight for their ideas to be the ones all to follow. Conrad Russel states in his book The Causes of the English Civil War, that England “was a society with several religions, while still remaining a society with a code of values and a political system which were only designed to be workable with one”. Inside the Church of England was essentially two churches, Protestant and Catholic. Both sides were determined that their religion was going to be the one in the church and not the one outside looking in. Both sides wanted to control the authoritative powerhouse of England and would do anything to have the Church of England become the church of their religion. However, religious differences did not just occur between the citizens, it also occurred between King Charles I and Parliament. First off let’s look at King Charles himself. Charles was a very religious monarch who liked his worship to be High Anglican. He also believed the hierarchy of priests and bishops was very important, which alarmed Parliament because they believed that King Charles was leaning towards the idea of Catholicism in England. King Charles’ form of worship was seen by the Puritan faith as a form of popery. This upset them because they wanted a pure worship without icons or bishops. To clarify, popery is the doctrines, practices, and ceremonies associated with the pope or the papal system; Roman Catholicism. Charles also wanted to support William Laud who was the leader of the High Church Anglican Party because they had recently became prominent. Parliament strongly disagreed with the King’s decision because they feared that Laud would promote Roman Catholicism ideas and
Generally, war results from arguments between nations over things like land, power, money, or religion. War over religion contradicts religion itself. In the passage titled “On War”, James Boswell states, “That amiable religion which “proclaims peace on earth,” hath not as yet made war to cease.” If religion proclaims peace on earth, then war goes against those morals.
It is difficult to determine when the Thirty Years War really began. Ultimately, a culmination of events led to the tension between the countries of the Ottoman Empire. Prior to the war’s beginning on May 23, 1618, Europe was in a state of religious, political, and imperial turmoil. The Lutherans, Catholics, and Calvinists were all competing for religious dominance. Political leaders tried to advocate for their religions in the elections. There was much controversy regarding the new kings of Bohemia and political stress between the Bourbons and the Hapsburgs. War was inevitable. Although the Thirty Years War is highly regarded as a religious war, it will ultimately become a conflict of dynastic power.
The Thirty Years’ War is a war waged in the early seventeenth century that involved France, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, and numerous states of Germany. The causes of the war were fixed in national rivalries and in conflict between Roman Catholics and Protestants. The war or series of connected wars began in 1618, when the Austrian Hapsburgs tried to impose Roman Catholicism on their Protestant subjects in Bohemia. It created resentment between the Protestants and the Catholics, the Holy Roman Empire against France, and France against the Hapsburgs of Spain. The Swedes, the Danes, the Poles, the Russians, the Dutch and the Swiss were all brought into or joined in because they wanted to. Profitable interests and competitions played a part, so did people’s religion and
The Thirty Years War was a series of conflicts, not-knowingly involving most European countries from 1618 to 1648. The war, which was fought mainly in Germany, was started when Bohemian Protestants furiously attacked the Holy Roman Emperor in terms to impose a restriction on their religious and civil liberties. By understanding the Thirty Years War, you will notice the notable religious, political and social changes. The changes paved the religious and political maps of Europe. Not only did this war affect the religious and political demographic, it caused populations to perish and lose large amounts of their goods. What was known as a religious battle, turned out to be a political feud in competition of which state has the greater power affecting men, women, soldiers and civilians. “[The bohemians] had no idea that their violent deed would set off a chain reaction of armed conflict that would last thirty years and later be called Europe’s “first world war” of the modern era.” When the war ended, the lands were defiled and over 5 million people were killed.
The war really began when the Roman Empire tried to impose unreligious aacs on its domains. The northern Protestant states were angered by the violation of their rights. They all banded together to form the League of Evangelical Union. The Empire soon crushed this perceived rebellion, but people around the Protestant
With the rise of Protestantism, the intolerance between peoples of different religious faiths had led Europe into a constant state of religious war. Starting out as peasant revolts, religious conflicts grew into major wars as the Church continuously denounced Protestantism, eventually leading to the persecution of Protestants all over Europe. The Switzerland Reformation, the Dutch Revolt, the Bohemian Revolt, and notably, the killing of thousands of French Huguenots during Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre were the main conflicts that erupted from religious disagreements between Catholics and Protestants. Catholics viewed those practicing other religions as heretics and sought to convert them back to Catholicism, if not, rid Europe of Protestantism. However, Protestantism had already grown deep roots within European society and, by no means, could ever be rooted out. Even the Holy Roman Empire, the mother
During the age of religious wars from 1517 to 1648, Europe struggled regularly between Catholicism and Protestantism. Though conflicts occurred separately and centered upon regions such as France, Spain, the Netherlands, and Bohemia, the wars eventually spread across most of the entire continent. As the forces continued to clash, however, struggles between Catholicism and Protestantism such as the French wars of religion and the Thirty Years’ War died down and new generations of leaders stepped up to the throne. Despite originally taking place as a fiercely passionate religious conflict, the natural continuity of Europe brought that zealous attitude to an end; by 1648, people sought harmony, and the two religions coexisted together.
The age of religious wars, a period of conflict between Catholics and Protestants lasting from 1517 to 1648, is underlined by several significant changes as well as continual trends in attitudes towards Catholicism and Protestantism. There existed several major benefactors as well as adversaries who served to both precipitate and inhibit the rise of each religious power. In addition to these key players, prominent events helped to shape the progression of attitudes as people reacted to such happenings and formulated their own outlooks towards these vastly differing religions.
In Augustine’s Confessions, Augustine is faced with many different situations and tough times, but during these times he is also blessed with good friends who help him through all of it. His story as a whole represents the purpose of life, which is finding people to inspire him, help him, love him, and have his best interests at heart to lead him to his destiny. Throughout
It may seem a little bit strange, but my favorite place in town in none other than this beautiful Evangelic Church. However, it wasn’t always so.
The Thirty Years War is an international conflict that began as a religious civil war and later became a fight for the balance of power between Catholics, Protestants, and the nations of Sweden, France, Spain, Denmark, and the Holy Roman Empire (particularly the Habsburgs) in 1618 to 1648. The war concluded with the signing of the Treaty of Westphalia, newfound Swedish control of the Baltic, France’s recognition as the foremost Western power, and the Holy Roman emperor’s loss of power (“Thirty Years' War (1618–1648)”). During this time, the common ‘little wars’ of the past became of a grander scale, or a total war. As such, more men were required on the battlefield and the sizes of armies grew, leading to two innovations that solved two obstacles.