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Revision as of 02:20, 26 May 2024 edit Wunpun1 (talk \| contribs) 11 edits m The protestant reformation, though not a schism itself as it was a reform movement, did in fact result in the greatest subdivision of Christianity since the East-West Schism. This distinction is important as the comparison is often made. Tags: Reverted Visual edit ← Previous edit		Revision as of 02:22, 26 May 2024 edit undo RomeshKubajali (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users 506 edits Reverting edit(s) by Wunpun1 (talk) to rev. 1225576143 by Feline Hymnic: Removal of referenced content, please provide a reliable source to show it was not a schism before removing referenced content (RW 16.1) Tags: RW Undo Reverted Next edit →
Line 7: {{Protestantism}} {{Christianity}} The '''Reformation''', also known as the '''Protestant Reformation''' and the '''European Reformation''',<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Armstrong \|first1=Alstair \|title=European Reformation: 1500–1610 (Heinemann Advanced History): 1500–55 \|date=2002 \|publisher=Heinemann Educational \|isbn=0-435-32710-0}}</ref> was a major [[Theology\|theological]] movement in [[Western Christianity]] in 16th-century [[Europe]] that posed a religious and political challenge to the [[papacy]] and the authority of the [[Catholic Church]]. Towards the end of the [[Renaissance]], the Reformation marked the beginning of [[Protestantism]] and in turn resulted in a major schism within Western Christianity<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Christianity - Schism, Reformation, Doctrine {{!}} Britannica \|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christianity/From-the-schism-to-the-Reformation \|access-date=2024-05-26 \|website=www.britannica.com \|language=en}}</ref>. It is considered one of the events that signified the end of the [[Middle Ages]] and the beginning of the [[early modern period]] in Europe.{{sfn\|Davies\|1996\|p=291}} The end of the Reformation era is disputed among modern scholars.