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John Calvin was a French pastor and reformer during the Protestant Reformation and was also the founder of Calvinism. John Calvin was best known for belief in Predestination which he continuously preached about.

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John Calvin was a well-known believer in predestination. Predestination is the doctrine that all events that happen/happened in your life was predestined or predetermined by God.

In other words your fate is already determined by god.

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Martin Luther was a German priest, author, and professor. He was also the founder of Lutheranism, the first Protestant religion.

Martin Luther spent most of his life as a Catholic but was angered by how corrupt the Catholic Church was, for example the church sold indulgence which Luther did not agree with.

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John Wycliffe made the first complete translation of the Bible into English (Wycliffe's Bible). He wanted Christians to be able to read the Bible for themselves.

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The Catholic Church was challenged, Church corruption and the sale of indulgences were common and caused conflict. German and English nobles did not like the Italian dominance of the Church.

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Lutheranism was the first Protestant religion and during the reformation Lutheranism had major impacts. One of the key economic facts is that the Reformation led to redistribution of wealth and land. Several monasteries and church properties were taken ahold of by non religious authorities, which shifted economic power from local rulers.

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Due to the emphasis on being able to read the Bible in your own language literacy rates increased. This allowed for economic development through a more educated workforce.

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The reformation also had influence on trade patterns, as Protestant regions came up with different economic practices and polices compared to Catholic regions.

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Martin Luther was well known during the reformation, one of the reasons being his 95 thesis. Luther published his 95 thesis in 1517 where he challenged the Catholic Church practices, more specifically the sale of indulgences. Luthers 95 thesis sparked a large religious reform movement throughout Europe.

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The authority of the Catholic Church was weakened, due to the reformation the power of the Pope and Catholic Church diminished, this allowed local and national rulers to gain control. Leading to the rise of stronger nation-states especially in Northern Europe.

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The reformation caused many religious wars and conflicts, for example the thirty years war which had great political and territorial consequences.