Martin_Luther


 * Martin Luther **

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1483 Luther born on November 10 in Eisleben, Germany 1484 Luthor's family moves to Mansfield

1497 Luther attends school in Magdeberg

1505 Luther enrolls in Augustinian monastery at Erfurt

1506 Luther takes monastic vows

1507 He is ordained priest 1507 Luther begins his study of theology at University of Erfurt

1512 Luther begins work as a Professor of Theology at University of Wittenburg

 1514 He becomes priest of Wittenberg's City Church

1517 Posts 95 Theses on the castle church door on October 31st

1530 Edict of Worms 1546 Death of Luther in Eisleben on February 18

=Accomplishments of Martin Luther =

faults or wrong doings of the Catholic church. This single action is what sparked the entire Protestant Reformation. It changed both the Catholic faith and Europe forever. " Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, when He said Poenitentiam agite, willed that the whole life of believers should be repentance." This is the first thesis of the 95. Our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, when He said Poenitentiam agite, willed that the whole life of believers should be repentance. This is the first of the 95 thesis. || easier for the general public to make their own opinions about the bible and god. "On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther tacked his 95 Theses to the church door at Wittenberg, in Saxony, Germany. Luther invited other scholars to debate him on the matter church policies." || read and interpret the bible, fueling more change throughout Europe. ||
 * **95 Theses** ||
 * On october 31st, 1517, angered and enlightened, Luther posted the 95 Theses on a church door in Wittenburg Germany. The 95 Theses were a list of 95
 * **Protestant Reformation** ||
 * Martin Luther fueled the reformation. Mainly in Germany, but all over the Europe as well. He had the bible translated from Latin to German and made it much
 * **Translation of New and Old Testament** ||
 * In the 1520s Luther began to translate the new and old testament into German. This was a big step for the protestant reformation. It allowed more people to


 * Social Background
 * Martin Luther lived during the Renaissance
 * People where seeking change and answers about their lives
 * His ideas said that people should decide religion
 * This greatly appealed to some of the people in Europe because they wanted to do things by themselves and discover things on their own
 * People sought to discover religion for themselves ||  ||   ||


 * Political Background
 * Other than the nobility the majority of people were very poor.
 * The Catholic church also had a huge influence on the government
 * Many of the rulers had advisers that were also cardinals.
 * The peasants had no political power
 * Martin was persecuted by the government ||  ||
 * Economic Background
 * During Martin Luther's time the economy was one based heavily on farming.
 * People were either nobility, priests, or farmers.
 * Other than that citizens had few job choices.
 * The distribution of wealth was also very uneven.
 * The nobility had almost all of the money
 * The peasants struggled to feed themselves due to the heavy taxes of the nobility and the church ||

The 95 Theses


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