Martin Luther

Birth

Nov 10, 1483

Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Germany. He was born with the last name of Luder, but changed it to Luther. Luther was the son of Hans and Margaret Luther. after his birth he moved to Mansfield where he spent a lot of his life (Luther.de)

Columbus Sets Sail.

Aug 3, 1492

Columbus sailed from Palos. He took the Nina the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.He was in search to find a sea route to china. the first land Columbus hit was in the bahamas (Grun 217)

Da Vinci's flying machine.

Sep 21, 1492

Leonardo Da Vinci created a painting of a flying machine. He was interested in flight.He drew many devices from the future. there was never an attempt to make one (Grun 217)

Bacchus

Apr 27, 1497

Bachus was Michelangelo's first masterpiece. It was a sculpture of a child and ma standing back to back which was Bacchus. It was sculpted in Louvre. Bacchus was a Roman God. (Grun 221)

Inca Empire at its Height

Jun 21, 1500

They had a large portion of Western South America during this time. At its height the Inca Empire was the largest nation on Earth and remains the largest native state to have existed on the western hemisphere. The Inca were a very conquering society. (Crystal Links)

Italian Renaissance

Dec 20, 1500

It was Declared the Rebirth of Italy. It was an advance in culture learning and literature. this marked the end of the middle ages. this period had a wide variety of achievements in Italy. (the life and legacy of the Italian renaissance)

Severe Thunderstorm

Jul 2, 1505

Martin was cuaght in a severe thunderstorm in which he was flung to the ground in terror. Suddenly he vowed that he would become a monk if he survived. Luther kept his promise and became a monk(Byers 48-51)

Personal Crisis

Nov 11, 1505

Martin was having anxieties about sin and his own salvation. The more he tried to do for God the more he realized his sinfulness. Luther had struggle to find peace with God (Martin Luther).

Ordained a Prriest

Jan 29, 1507

Luther was ordained a priest in Erfurt. He then started studying Theology at the University of Erfurt. Luther learned about humanists and took there slogan to heart "Ad Fontes". This means back to the source. To Luther this meant to get to the origanal sources of the Bible. (luther.de)

Criticization of Eck

Dec 1, 1507

The Dominicans were outraged because Luther wrote theses that criticized Eck, the divine spirit personally. There were proceedings against Luther that moved forward in Rome. These proceedings tried toget him out of Europe (Carm.com).

Sistine Chapel

Sep 23, 1508

Michelangelo started the Sistine chapel. It is the most famous of his frescoes. The chapel's painting cover 12,000 square feet.(Rome's sistine Chapel: 50 facts)

End of Crisis

Dec 20, 1515

Luther came out of his crisis when staupitz told him to just love God. Instead of worrying about his salvation. Luther then worried about Christ, and trying to live the best he could. (Byers 48-51)

95 theses

Dec 23, 1517

The 95 theses were the beliefs a Human's relationship to God. They question the corrupt practice selling of indulgences. The theses stated that the bible was the only holy sacred thing.(History.com)

Excommuniation

Oct 19, 1521

Pope Leo excommunicated Luther. He was excommunicated because of his remarks through the 95 theses. His words made relgious reformers furious across Europe (History.com).

confrontation at worms

Dec 19, 1521

Three months after his excommunication Luther went to Worms to defend his beliefs. Martin was extremely defiant. he was declared an outlaw, because he didnt recant his writings (History.com)

Martin Luther's Marriage

May 20, 1525

Martin got married to Katherine von Bora.They met when Martin was escaping 12 nuns, one of them was her, from a convent. Together they had six children. (Reformation tours)

Death

Apr 27, 1546

He was struggling from old age. Martin also had some diseases like kidney and bladder stones. He preached four sermons on his last hours. His last words were " If i make it home to Wittenburg, i will lay myself in my coffin and let the maggots feast on the stout doctor."(Martin Luther's last words and final thoughts)