Religious Figures of the Renaissance

The atlas holds 6 people and 116 moments here, from 1300 to 1564. The most recorded lives are Martin Luther, Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More.

Notable people

  1. Martin Luther

    from 1483 to 1546

    29 moments here

    German Augustinian friar, priest, theologian, professor, translator, and leading figure of the Protestant Reformation.…

  2. Desiderius Erasmus

    from 1466 to 1536

    27 moments here

    Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

  3. Thomas More

    from 1478 to 1535

    22 moments here

    English lawyer, humanist author, royal councillor, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Lord Chancellor under…

  4. Dante Alighieri

    from 1300 to 1321

    19 moments here

    Florentine poet, prose writer, philosopher, and statesman whose Divine Comedy became a foundational work of Italian and European literature.…

  5. John Calvin

    from 1509 to 1564

    17 moments here

    French Protestant reformer, pastor, and author. Born in Noyon, he studied law in Bourges and spent formative periods in Paris and Basel before moving…

  6. Ibn Khaldun

    from 1362 to 1364

    2 moments here

    Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…

Moments

  1. 1300 Observed Jubilee crowds in Rome Dante Alighieri
  2. 1300 Embassy to San Gimignano Dante Alighieri
  3. 1300 Resided in the Palazzo della Signoria as prior Dante Alighieri
  4. 1301 Joined the embassy to Pope Boniface VIII Dante Alighieri
  5. 1302 Received news of exile in Siena Dante Alighieri
  6. 1302 Met fellow exiles at San Godenzo Dante Alighieri
  7. 1303 Guest of Bartolomeo della Scala in Verona Dante Alighieri
  8. 1303 Served with Scarpetta Ordelaffi in Forlì Dante Alighieri
  9. 1306 Concluded the Peace of Castelnuovo Dante Alighieri
  10. 1306 Received Malaspina authority in Sarzana Dante Alighieri
  11. 1307 Stayed with the Guidi in Casentino Dante Alighieri
  12. 1308 Stayed in Lucca Dante Alighieri
  13. 1311 Documented at Poppi Castle Dante Alighieri
  14. 1312 Returned to Verona under Cangrande Dante Alighieri
  15. 1314 Possible later return to Lucca Dante Alighieri
  16. 1319 Settled at Guido Novello's court in Ravenna Dante Alighieri
  17. 1321 Undertook an embassy to Venice Dante Alighieri
  18. 1321 Died in Ravenna Dante Alighieri
  19. 1321 Returned ill to Ravenna Dante Alighieri
  20. 1362 Arrival in Nasrid Granada Ibn Khaldun
  21. 1364 Diplomatic visit to Seville Ibn Khaldun
  22. 1466 Birth in Rotterdam Desiderius Erasmus
  23. 1476 Childhood move to Gouda Desiderius Erasmus
  24. 1478 Latin-school education in Deventer Desiderius Erasmus
  25. 1478 Birth in the City of London Thomas More
  26. 1483 Born in Eisleben Martin Luther
  27. 1484 Seminary schooling in 's-Hertogenbosch Desiderius Erasmus
  28. 1484 Family relocates to Mansfeld Martin Luther
  29. 1487 Novitiate at Stein Desiderius Erasmus
  30. 1488 Profession of vows at Stein Desiderius Erasmus
  31. 1492 Studies at Oxford Thomas More
  32. 1493 Departure from Stein for Brabant Desiderius Erasmus
  33. 1494 Legal training at New Inn Thomas More
  34. 1495 Theological study in Paris Desiderius Erasmus
  35. 1496 Student at Lincoln's Inn Thomas More
  36. 1497 Attends school in Magdeburg Martin Luther
  37. 1498 Moves to Eisenach for school Martin Luther
  38. 1499 First English visit at Oxford Desiderius Erasmus
  39. 1501 Writing at Saint-Bertin Abbey Desiderius Erasmus
  40. 1501 Matriculates at Erfurt Martin Luther
  41. 1502 Move to Louvain Desiderius Erasmus
  42. 1503 Spiritual exercises at the London Charterhouse Thomas More
  43. 1505 Second stay in England Desiderius Erasmus
  44. 1505 Residence at the Old Barge Thomas More
  45. 1505 Enters the Augustinian monastery Martin Luther
  46. 1506 Doctorate at Turin Desiderius Erasmus
  47. 1506 Tutoring residence in Bologna Desiderius Erasmus
  48. 1507 Advanced Greek study in Padua Desiderius Erasmus
  49. 1507 Ordained in Erfurt Cathedral Martin Luther
  50. 1509 Visits to Rome Desiderius Erasmus

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