History of Protestantism History of Protestantism Protestantism originated from work of several theologians starting in the 12th century, although there could have been earlier cases of which there is no surviving evidence. Any prominent dissent was subject to persecution by the Roman Catholic Church, and thus attempts to change anything in the Catholic Church were kept isolated or effectively eradicated up to the 16th century. One of the early Protestant Reformers was John Wycliffe, an English theologian and early proponent of reform in the 14th century. His followers, known as Lollards, spread throughout England but soon were persecuted by both the Catholic Church
Followers of Wilayat fraction Followers of Wilayat fraction Followers of Wilayat (; "Rahrovan Velayat") is an influential principlist parliamentary group active during the 9th term of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly (2012–2016). Led by Ali Larijani, the fraction intended to become an official political party in 2015 to compete in the 2016 legislative election, however it did not happen and its key members allied with the Pervasive Coalition of Reformists. The Followers' core is principlism and since it takes moderate positions, it has some reformist and independent members, contrary to the rival "Principlists Fraction" () which is close to Front of Islamic Revolution Stability. The