<P> The Reformation ( from Latin reformatio , literally `` restoration , renewal '' ) , also referred to as the Protestant Reformation , was a schism from the Roman Catholic Church 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 Luther in 1517 , lasting until the end of the Thirty Years ' War with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 . </P>
<P> The Reformation ( from Latin reformatio , literally `` restoration , renewal '' ) , also referred to as the Protestant Reformation , was a schism from the Roman Catholic Church 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 Luther in 1517 , lasting until the end of the Thirty Years ' War with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 . </P>
when did the reformation of the catholic church occur
when did the reformation of the catholic church occur
1517 1648
1517 1648