ReligionThe 15th century

Religion in the 15th century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged religion — faiths, institutions and religious change, narrowed to the 15th century — 11 of them, drawn from 9 nations, running from 1402 to 1495. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
11
Nations
9
Earliest
1402
Latest
1495
Europe
5
Africa
3
Asia
3

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Europe

    Czechia

    Jan Hus preaches at the Bethlehem Chapel

    Appointed preacher at the Bethlehem Chapel in Prague, Hus began to denounce church corruption and indulgences and to champion reform and vernacular preaching, drawing on the ideas of John Wycliffe.

    Era: Jan Hus, the Hussite Wars and the Bohemian Reformation

    Sources: Jan Hus · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. Asia

    Malaysia

    Malacca, Islam and ties with Ming China

    Through marriage to a Muslim princess and the adoption of the title Sultan, Malacca's court embraces Islam, while tributary relations with Ming China, marked by Zheng He's visits, secure its trade.

    Era: The Malacca Sultanate, Islam and the Spice Trade

    Sources: Paramesvara, Malay ruler and founder of Malacca · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Portuguese Malacca · World History Encyclopedia

  3. Europe

    Czechia

    Jan Hus burned at the Council of Constance

    Condemned as a heretic despite a promise of safe conduct, Hus was burned at the stake at Constance on 6 July 1415, becoming a martyr whose death set off the Hussite movement.

    Era: Jan Hus, the Hussite Wars and the Bohemian Reformation

    Sources: Jan Hus · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Hussite (Bohemian Reformation) · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  4. Europe

    Czechia

    Compact of Iglau

    The moderate Utraquist Hussites secured a peace settlement, the Compact of Iglau, that granted communion in both kinds and an independent Bohemian Catholic church, ending the main phase of the wars.

    Era: Jan Hus, the Hussite Wars and the Bohemian Reformation

    Sources: Hussite (Bohemian Reformation) · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  5. Asia

    Philippines

    Founding of the Sultanate of Sulu

    Islam takes political form as the Sultanate of Sulu rises around Jolo, becoming a powerful maritime state controlling trade across the Sulu Sea and toward Borneo.

    Era: Barangays, Indianised Polities and the Islamic Sultanates

    Sources: Sulu Archipelago (Sultanate of Sulu) · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  6. Asia

    Indonesia

    Rise of the Demak Sultanate on Java

    Demak emerges as the first major Islamic state on Java and a base from which Islam spreads across the island as Majapahit's power collapses.

    Era: The Spread of Islam and the Spice-Trade Sultanates

    Sources: History of Indonesia (Islamic influence; Dutch rule) · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  7. Europe

    Spain

    Establishment of the Spanish Inquisition

    Authorised under the Catholic Monarchs, the Spanish Inquisition prosecuted suspected heretics, especially conversos, through trials, torture and executions, enforcing religious uniformity for centuries.

    Era: The Catholic Monarchs and the Golden Age Empire

    Sources: Spanish Inquisition · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  8. Europe

    Albania

    Albania within the Ottoman Empire

    Following the fall of Kruje and Shkoder, Albania was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire, beginning nearly five centuries of rule during which most Albanians converted to Islam.

    Era: Five Centuries of Ottoman Rule and the National Awakening

    Sources: History of Albania · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Albania · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  9. Africa

    Angola

    Kongo adopts Christianity

    The Kongo ruler was baptised and, under his son Afonso I, the kingdom embraced Catholicism, literacy and sustained diplomatic ties with Portugal and the papacy.

    Era: Kongo, Ndongo and the kingdoms of Central Africa

    Sources: Kingdom of Kongo · Wikipedia, Angola — Colonialism, Independence, Civil War (history) · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  10. Africa

    DR Congo

    Kongo's king baptised as João I

    After Diogo Cão's 1483 landfall, King Nzinga a Nkuwu accepts Catholic baptism, taking the name João I and opening close ties with Portugal.

    Era: Kongo & the Savanna Kingdoms

    Sources: Kingdom of Kongo · Wikipedia, Afonso I, king of Kongo kingdom · Encyclopædia Britannica

  11. Africa

    Cape Verde

    The Nossa Senhora do Rosário church

    Construction of the church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário at Ribeira Grande, among the oldest surviving colonial churches anywhere, reflected the town's new role as a bishopric and religious centre of the islands.

    Era: Uninhabited islands and the first town in the tropics

    Sources: Cidade Velha · Wikipedia, Cidade Velha, Historic Centre of Ribeira Grande · UNESCO World Heritage Centre