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Martin Luther

By scotty0405
  • Nov 10, 1483

    Martin Luther Born

    Martin Luther was born to Hans Luder and his wife Margarethe on 10 November 1483 in Eisleben, Saxony, this is part of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • Nov 10, 1483

    Decision of becoming a Monk

    During a thunderstorm, he was knocked to the ground by lightning and yelled, "If you help me now, St Anne, I will become a monk."
  • Period: Nov 10, 1483 to Feb 18, 1546

    Brith to Death

    THIS IS WHEN MARTIN LUTHER WAS BORN AND THEN WHEN HE DIED
  • Jul 17, 1505

    Leaving his eduaction

    Left his law school, sold all his books and entered a closed Augustinian firary in Erfurt.
  • May 14, 1510

    Trip to Rome

    Went with great enthusiasm, but was very disappointed with the lifestyle of the pope and clergy
  • May 14, 1511

    Professor of Theology

    Lectured on the Bible at the university of Wittenberg
  • Oct 31, 1517

    PUBLISHES A BOOK

    On 31 October 1517, he published his '95 Theses', attacking papal abuses and the sale of indulgences.
  • Period: Jan 12, 1519 to Sep 20, 1520

    HE STARTED TO WRITE OTHER BOOKS

    he wrote a series of pamphlets developing his ideas - 'On Christian Liberty', 'On the Freedom of a Christian Man', 'To the Christian Nobility' and 'On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church'. Thanks to the printing press, Luther's '95 Theses' and his other writings spread quickly through Europe.
  • May 14, 1519

    The Debate

    Held for 18 days between Luther and John Eck (supporting the Church). Luther declared he was a heretic, yet still would not recant.
  • Jan 11, 1521

    LUTHER GETS EXCOMUNCATED

    The Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther from trhe catholic church. He was then summoned to appear at the Diet of Worms, an assembly of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • May 14, 1521

    Kidnapped!

    by the ruler of Saxony Fredrick the Wise and was hidden safely in the Wartburg Castle for 9 months. During this time, he translated the Bible into German.
  • Period: Jun 12, 1524 to Jun 12, 1526

    CONTROVERSY

    Luther then became involved in the controversy surrounding the Peasants War. The leaders of which had used Luther's arguments to justify their revolt.
  • May 14, 1525

    New Religion

    Lutheranism was established since Luther's condemnation of the rebels had made his beliefs popular with the princes of Germany. This then made Germany split into Protestants and Catholics.
  • Jul 12, 1525

    MARTIN LUTHER GETS MARRIED

    1525 married Katharina von Bora, a former nun, with whom he had six children.
  • Jun 14, 1526

    Birth of First Child

    Hans is born.
  • Dec 1, 1539

    Bigamy of Philip of Hesse

    Luther became implicated in the bigamy of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, who wanted to marry one of his wife's ladies-in-waiting. Philip solicited the approval of Luther, Melanchthon, and Bucer, citing as a precedent the polygamy of the patriarchs.
  • Feb 18, 1546

    Martin Luther Died

    In 1536, he began to suffer from kidney and bladder stones, and arthritis, and an ear infection ruptured an ear drum. In December 1544, he began to feel the effects of angina. And died 2 years later