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He was born
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In 1505, he decided to join a monastic order, becoming an Augustinian friar.
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He was ordained in 1507, began teaching at the University of Wittenberg
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In 1510 he visited Rome on behalf of a number of Augustinian monasteries, and was appalled by the corruption he found there.
Luther became increasingly angry about the clergy selling 'indulgences' - promised remission from punishments for sin, either for someone still living or for one who had died and was believed to be in purgatory. -
In 1512, he was made a doctor of Theology.
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In January 1521, the Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther. He was then summoned to appear at the Diet of Worms, an assembly of the Holy Roman Empire. He refused to recant and Emperor Charles V declared him an outlaw and a heretic. Luther went into hiding at Wartburg Castle.
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In 1522, he returned to Wittenberg
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He married Katharina von Bora
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In 1534, Luther published a complete translation of the bible into German, underlining his belief that people should be able to read it in their own language. The translation contributed significantly to the spread and development of the German language.
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He was die