Martin Luther
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- Created on: 02-05-14 08:53
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- Martin Luther (1483-1546)
- 1483-Luther Born.
- 1505-Caught in thunderstorm- pledged to be a monk if he lived.
- 1507-Ordanied as a priest. uncomfortable with 'mindless' rituals of the church
- 1516- 'tower experience' reading the Bible, 'faith alone' salvation.
- 1517- Pinned 95 theses to door at Wittenburg
- 1520- Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther.
- 1521- Diet Of Worms- Appeared before Charles V. Refused to recant. Luther outlawed, works banned.
- 1525- Former Monk- married Catherine von Bora. A former nun.
- 1525-27- German princes converted to Lutheranism.
- 1546- Died in Wartburg Castle- last years spent improving translation of the bible into German.
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