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Martin luther was born in Eisleben Saxony on November 10th 1483, and died Feburary 18th 1546 at the age of 62. He had 6 children and was married to Katherine von bora. He was also a Monk, Priest, and Theologian. -
Martin went to A latin school in mansfeld in 1497, where he attended a school operated by a lay group called the Brethren of the Common Life, and Eisenach in 1498. The three schools focused on the so-called "trivium": grammar, rhetoric, and logic. Luther later compared his education there to purgatory and hell.
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When he was 19 he entered the University of Erfurt. which he later described as a beerhouse and whorehouse. The schedule called for waking at four every morning for what has been described as "a day of rote learning and often wearying spiritual exercises." He received his master's degree in 1505.>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther</a>
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he was on horseback during a thunderstorm and a lightning bolt struck near him as he was returning to university after a trip home. Later telling his father he was terrified of death and divine judgment, he cried out, "Help! Saint Anna, I will become a monk!"
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his superior, concluded that Luther needed more work to distract him from excessive introspection and ordered him to pursue an academic career In 1507.
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He received a Bachelor's degree in Biblical studies, and another Bachelor's degree in the Sentences by Peter Lombard in 1509.
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He was awarded his Doctor of Theology and, on 21 October 1512, was received into the senate of the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg, having been called to the position of Doctor in Bible.
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Wrote indulgences and posted them on the church. by posting theses on the door of All Saints' Church, also known as "Castle Church"
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*The Pope warned Luther with the papal bull Exsurge Domine that he risked excommunication unless he recanted 41 sentences drawn from his writings, including the 95 Theses, within 60 days.
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*Luther appeared as ordered before the Diet of Worms. This was a general assembly of the estates of the Holy Roman Empire that took place in Worms, a town on the Rhine. It was conducted from 28 January to 25 May 1521, with Emperor Charles V presiding. Prince Frederick III, Elector of Saxony, obtained a safe conduct for Luther to and from the meeting.
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Martin luther suffered from many illnesses like Ménière's disease, vertigo, fainting, tinnitus, and a cataract in one eye etc. His physical health made him more irritable and short-tempered and even harsher in his writings and comments. He expierenced chest pains he went to bed and prayed. He thanked God for revealing his Son to him in whom he had believed. he died shortly afterwards at 2:45 a.m. on 18 February 1546, aged 62, in Eisleben, the city of his birth.
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