#Lithuanian Reformation#
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id =3448
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country = LIT
name = "Lithuanian Reformation"
desc = "The Grand Duchy of Lithuania, like many of the European countries, was very involved in Reformation religious renewal. The Evangelical teachings were rapidly spreading in the country. What contributed a lot to this process were the Bibles printed by F. Skaryna in Ruthenian language in early 16th century and the fact that many Lithuanians were studying in the Protestant universities of Prague, Wittenberg, Königsberg, Leipzig. In 1553 duke Mikolaj Radziwill ‘the Black’, Chancellor of Lithuania and Voivode of Vilna, one of the most influential magnates of the country, had publicly confessed being an evangelical believer. The same year, he founded Calvinistic Churches (they were called ‘zbory’, or ‘gatherings’ at that time) in Vilna and Brest, where people gathered to hear God's Word preached. At the same time Radziwill printed the Catechism of Evangelical Faith at his own expense. Mikolai Radziwill ‘the Black’ was not alone in his pursuit of Protestantism. In the course of several years the most influential families of Lithuania (the Wollowiczes, the Hlebowiczes, the Sapiehas, the Oginskis, the Chodkiewiczes and many others) numbered among the Evangelical Christians. They opened new Reformed churches, invited pastors and preachers, started schools and opened printing-houses. The books of the Holy Scripture were translated; books and textbooks for schools and catechisms for churches were printed due to their efforts. The Grand Duchy was rapidly becoming an Evangelical country. In 1569 the Senate of the Grand Duchy had only seven people who were not Evangelical believers. A lot of Orthodox believers also accepted new faith. In the voivodship of Navahradak out of 600 families of the Orthodox gentry more than 580 embraced the evangelical faith. The spread of the Reformation couldn't but influence all the areas of the country's life. The failing Catholic Church of Lithuania at its synods (1538, 1542, 1546) tried to undertake the acts against the Reformation but their attempts failed completely. The Royal authority in a person of Grand Duke Sigismund August announced a principle of non-intervention into religious affairs: ‘I am not the king of your consciences’, which allowed Reformation to spread further."
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date = { day = 1 month = january year = 1550 }
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deathdate = { day = 1 month = january year = 1590 }
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