History of the Reformation in Italy

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Order of Contents

Pre-Reformation  3
Histories
.      Shorter  4
.      Larger  4
Special Topics  1
Historical Fiction  2


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Pre-Reformation

Books

1800’s

Comba, Emilio – History of the Waldenses of Italy, from their Origin to the Reformation  (1889)  365 pp.

Heraud, John – The Life & Times of Girolamo Savonarola: Illustrating the Progress of the Reformation in Italy during the 15th Century  (1843)  445 pp.

Rossetti, Gabriele – Disquisitions on the Anti-papal Spirit which Produced the Reformation; its Secret Influence on the Literature of Europe in General & of Italy in Particular, vol. 1, 2  (1834)


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Shorter Histories

1800’s

Stoughton, John – Footprints of Italian Reformers  (1881)  310 pp.  Chapters are organized by locations.

Carter, Thomas – History of the Great Reformation in England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, France & Italy  (1860)  370 pp.

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1900’s

Bisceglia, John – Italy’s Contribution to the Reformation  (Presbyterian Committee of Publication, 1928)  80 pp.

Brown, G.K. – Italy & the Reformation to 1550  Buy  (1933)


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Larger Histories

1800’s

M’Crie, Thomas – History of the Progress and Suppression of the Reformation in Italy in the 16th Century  Buy  (1827)  455 pp.

Baird, Robert – Sketches of Protestantism in Italy, Past and Present, including a Notice of the Origin, History and Present State of the Waldenses  (1845)  425 pp.

R. Baird was the father of Henry M. Baird.  Here is a biography of Robert by Henry.

Young, M. – The Life and Times of Aonio Paleario, or a History of the Italian Reformers in the 16th Century illustrated by Original Letters and Unedited Documents. vol. 1, 2  (1860)

Paleario (c. 1500–1570) was an Italian reformer.

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1900’s

Church, Frederic – The Italian Reformers, 1534-1564  (1932)  445 pp.


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Special Topics

Strack, Carl – Renata of Este: a Chapter from the History of the Reformation in France & Italy  (1873)  255 pp.

Renee d’Este (1510–1574) was the Duchess of Ferrara due to her marriage to Ercole II d’Este, grandson of Pope Alexander VI.  She was the younger surviving child of Louis XII of France and Anne of Brittany.  In her later life she became an important supporter of the Protestant Reformation and ally of John Calvin.


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Historical Fiction

Books

Anon. – From Dawn to Dark in Italy: a Tale of the Reformation in the 16th Century  (n.d.)  380 pp.

Gilbert, William – The Struggle in Farrara: a Story of the Reformation in Italy  (1871)  145 pp.

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Related Pages

Reformation & Puritan History

Church History

Historical Theology