Time Line 1540
- death of Blessed Edward Powell
- death of Saint Angela Merici
- martyrdom of Blessed Edward Powell
- martyrdom of Blessed Richard Featherstone
- martyrdom of Blessed Thomas Abel
- martyrdom of Father Robert Bird
- martyrdom of Father William Bird
- Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receive papal recognition
- diet of Worms
- birth of Saint Edmund Camption
- birth of Saint Pascal Baylon
| 1539 | 1541 |
