Reformation Day offers a theological reason for its observance of Reformation Day, stating that: Alongside Reformation Day, many Protestant Churches observe All Hallow's Eve on October 31, the vigil of All Saint's Day. Reformation Day Reformation Day is a Protestant Christian religious holiday celebrated on 31 October, alongside All Hallows' Eve (Halloween) during the triduum of Allhallowtide, in remembrance of the onset of the Reformation. According to Philip Melanchthon, 31 October 1517 was the day German monk Martin Luther nailed his "Ninety-five Theses" on the door of the All Saints' Church in Wittenberg, Electorate of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire. Historians
Priory of All Hallows £40 on which to live. On 4 February 1539, the buildings and lands were granted, for a Crown head rent of 4 pounds, 3 shillings and a halfpenny, to the mayor and corporation of Dublin on behalf of the citizens.On 7 August 1539, the priory was leased to Nicholas Stanyhurst and Walter Forester for £100 sterling. The demolition of the old buildings of the priory, which had begun in 1539, were finally completed around 1593, with the spire being the only remaining structure from the original Priory of All Hallows. Archbishop Loftus asked the mayor to grant the All Hallows