The Protestant schism or Reformation began with Martin Luther, who nailed a list of complaints against the church to the door of his local chapel in the 16th century.
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The Protestant Reformation grew despite the Church's efforts to squelch it, and led to the Church's loss of much of its social and political power in Europe during the Middle Ages.