Renaissance+religion

protest-ism.He lived through 1483-1546. Luther, a German Priest and Scholar, who fought for different church practices. In result, the protestant reformation started. He spent much of his time translating the bible in German. Therewas a big controversy about the translationof the bible because it was for protestants. He was against people being freed from their sins if they payed payed money. Faith and only faith can gain a person salvation, Martin Luther said. He was famous for his hymns. Was against Jews and made their lives harder. Martin was just a controversial guy. || John Calvin is a French priest. Him and Luther are compared the same when it comes to humanistic ways but they have one big difference between them. John Calvin believed that people would receive salvation before they are born. This theory is called Predestination. Luther on the other hand thought you can only gain salvation by faith.John Calvin also started his new movement of people called Calvinist. These people were humanist descents from a pat of Protestant Christianity. This became a problem for the Catholic church because people were converting to new religions and breaking away. This became a social impact during the Renaissance time. || The Catholic church had to start a reform against the protestants because they were spreading wildly. To set up the reform they set up the Council of Trent. This lasted since 1545-1563. The reform was set in the Cathedral of San Vigilio in Trentino, Italy.To increase the level of education of the clergy the Council of Trent was strict on simony, pluralism, and absenteeism. Indulgences were still being sold. The council made great changes in the Catholic Church but wasn't really effective. ||
 * **__ Martin Luther __** || =**John Calvin**= || ==** Council of Trent **== ||
 * [[image:Martin_Luther_2.jpg width="166" height="237"]] || [[image:john-calvin.jpg width="198" height="223"]] || [[image:Council_of_Trent.jpg width="249" height="245"]] ||
 * Martin Luther is the founding father of