<P> The Reformation , specifically referred to as the Protestant Reformation , was a schism in Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther and continued by John Calvin , Huldrych Zwingli , and other early Protestant Reformers in 16th - century Europe . It is usually considered to have started with the publication of the Ninety - five Theses by Martin Luther in 1517 and lasted until the end of the Thirty Years ' War with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 . </P>
<P> The Reformation , specifically referred to as the Protestant Reformation , was a schism in Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther and continued by John Calvin , Huldrych Zwingli , and other early Protestant Reformers in 16th - century Europe . It is usually considered to have started with the publication of the Ninety - five Theses by Martin Luther in 1517 and lasted until the end of the Thirty Years ' War with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 . </P>
who were the major figures in the reformation
who were the major figures in the reformation
Martin Luther John Calvin Huldrych Zwingli
Martin Luther John Calvin Huldrych Zwingli