TY - JOUR N2 - This article, written on the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, focuses on the subsequent 100th anniversary of this event and the celebrations in a given historical context and in relation to the perception of the person of Martin Luther. Within 500 years of the memorable speech of the Reformation Father, which initiated the “Protestant reform” movement, at least every consecutive hundred years was celebrated as a special commemoration of this fact, which changed the course of European and World history and moved deeply into Christianity. The individual anniversary of the Reformation should therefore be considered in relation to social and political situation in Europe of that time, especially in Germany. It is no less important to draw attention to the figure of the founder of the Reformed Church, which has always focused, even today, on the celebration of the anniversary of the Reformation. The article presents the main themes of Martin Luther’s life in the context of his reform of Christianity and the basic ideas guiding his thoughts. Then, the development of the Reformation is analyzed, understood as the deepening of doctrine and the stabilization of practice, in the years after the death of the founder of the reform movement. Against this background, successive anniversaries of the Protestant reform are presented with regard to the religious and political situation in Europe and in the world, with particular emphasis on the last anniversary i.e. 500th anniversary of the Reformation and its perception in Protestant Churches as well as in the Catholic Church in the context of the development of the ecumenical movement. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/104101/PDF/5.%20Mikrut.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/104101 PY - 2018 EP - 82 DO - 10.24425/119660 KW - Martin Luther KW - Reformation KW - Protestantism KW - anniversary KW - ecumenism A1 - Mikrut, Jan PB - Polskia Akademia Nauk - Komitet Nauk Teologicznych VL - Tom 13 DA - 2019.02.25 T1 - The anniversaries during 500 years of protestant reform (1517-2017) T1 - Gli anniversari nei 500 anni della Riforma protestante (1517-2017) SP - 61 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/104101 T2 - Studia Nauk Teologicznych PAN ER -