10 Important Dates of Martin Luther's Rise By emayo Nov 10, 1483 Martin Luther (1483-1546), leader of the Protestant Reformation, was born in Eisleben, Germany. He was a monk in the Catholic Church until 1517, when he founded the Lutheran Church. http://www.historymole.com/cgi-bin/main/results.pl?theme=10007565 Period: Nov 10, 1483 to Feb 18, 1546 The Life of Martin Luther 1510 Martin Luther became professor of theology at the University of Wittenberg. http://www.historymole.com/cgi-bin/main/results.pl?theme=10007565 Aug 31, 1517 Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Thesis to the door of the Wittenberg Palace All Saints' Church. http://www.historymole.com/cgi-bin/main/results.pl?theme=10007565 1518 Luther was summoned to the Diet of Augsburg where he refused to recant. http://www.historymole.com/cgi-bin/main/results.pl?theme=10007565 Dec 10, 1520 Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict demanding that he recant, or face excommunication. http://www.historymole.com/cgi-bin/main/results.pl?theme=10007565 Jan 3, 1521 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther from the Roman Catholic Church. http://www.historymole.com/cgi-bin/main/results.pl?theme=10007565 Apr 17, 1521 Martin Luther confronted the emperor Charles V in the Diet of Worms and refused to retract his views which led to his excommunication. http://www.historymole.com/cgi-bin/main/results.pl?theme=10007565 May 1, 1521 The Edict of Worms outlaws Martin Luther and his followers. http://www.historymole.com/cgi-bin/main/results.pl?theme=10007565 1542 Luther wrote a pamphlet titled: 'On the Jews and Their Lies'. The founder of the Protestant movement, Martin Luther, despised Jews and it has been said that he helped to set the stage for the Holocaust. http://www.historymole.com/cgi-bin/main/results.pl?theme=10007565 Feb 18, 1546 Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, died. http://www.historymole.com/cgi-bin/main/results.pl?theme=10007565