Key Figures of the Protestant Reformation

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• 01·Who is credited with initiating the Reformation by posting his Ninety-five Theses in Wittenberg in 1517?
• 02·Which French reformer established a theocracy in Geneva and is a principal figure in the development of the doctrine of predestination?
• 03·Which English monarch initiated the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority to annul his marriage?
• 04·Who led the Reformation in Switzerland from his base in Zurich, famously disagreeing with Luther on the nature of the Eucharist?
• 05·Who led the Scottish Reformation and is considered the founder of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland?
• 06·Which Elector of Saxony provided protection to Martin Luther at Wartburg Castle after he was declared an outlaw at the Diet of Worms?
• 07·Which Dutch humanist wrote 'In Praise of Folly' and advocated for reform within the Catholic Church without breaking from it?
• 08·Who was a key collaborator of Martin Luther and the principal author of the 1530 Augsburg Confession, a foundational document of Lutheranism?
• 09·Which Pope excommunicated Martin Luther in 1521 after he refused to retract his Ninety-five Theses?
• 10·Which Holy Roman Emperor summoned Martin Luther to the Diet of Worms in 1521 and opposed the Reformation?
• 11·Which English scholar, often called the 'Father of the English Bible,' was executed for his work translating the Bible into English?
• 12·Which Anabaptist leader from the Low Countries gave his name to the Mennonite religious movement?