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International Museum of the Reformation (Geneva)

An interactive introduction to Protestantism from the XVIth to the XXIst century

Protestant family cemeteries in the Poitou region

The Poitou region which largely embraced the Reformation dramatically suffered during the wars of religion. Its landscapes bear witness to a bitter history, notably their specific cemeteries.

Frederic the Wise (1463-1525)

Prince Frederic III, Elector of Saxony, always offered protection to Luther against the Pope’s terrible sentences (he was banned as an outlaw) and also the attacks of Emperor Charles the...

Martin Luther and public life

Luther’s teaching, writings and sermons were widely distributed. After his 95 theses had been posted, and he was condemned by the Pope as a theologian, many of his fellow citizens...

Martin Luther and Erasmus

The relationship between Luther and Erasmus was rich but stormy. The theologian and the humanist had very close understandings in their translations of the Bible. But they had different points...

Martin Luther, translator of the Bible

As early as 1517 Martin Luther started translating the Psalms into German. In 1521, when he was imprisoned in Wartburg, he set about translating the New Testament. This great undertaking...

Martin Luther, his theology

Luther founded his theology on the Bible and more specifically on the Epistle of Paul to the Romans, as far as salvation through God’s grace and not through one’s deeds...

Martin Luther (1483-1546)

Martin Luther’s theology is based on the Bible and not on dogmas. Referring to Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, he claims that salvation is given through God’s grace and not...

Charles the Fifth (1500-1558)

Charles the Fifth inherited a vast empire; although he saw himself as a defender of Catholicism, he was unable to prevent the spread of the Reformation Movement in the Holy...

Lucas Cranach the Elder (1427-1553)

The painter and engraver Lucas Cranach or Cranach the Elder adopted the reformation ideas of Luther as soon as his theses were posted in 1517. He was the official painter...

Martin Luther and the Lutheran Reformation

Martin Luther, a german augustin monk, questioned the dogma of salvation through deeds. He was condemned by Pope Leon X, and started the extensive movement of religious reform of the...

Philadelphe Delord, the friend of the lepers (1869-1947)

In 1926 pastor Philadelphe Delord founded, with the help of the Institut Pasteur, the first sanatorium for lepers in the charterhouse in Valbonne, in the Gard. The establishment won international...

The Pastor Eugène Bersier Foundation

The Foundation follows a long tradition of serving the inhabitants of western Paris and also French Protestantism. It is specialized in audio-visual techniques and supports Protestant associations in a wide...