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Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Germany to Hans Luder (Luther later) and his wife Margarethe.
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Martin Luther was baptized as a Catholic the exact day after he was born.
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On this exact day he was awarded his Doctor of Theology award!
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Martin Luther was recieved into the senate of the theological faculty of the University of Wittenburg, having been called to the position to Doctor of the Bible
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In 1516 Johann Tetzel was sent to Germany by the Roman Catholic Church to sell indulgences to raise money to rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
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On October 31 ,1517 Martin Luther wrote to the Bishop protesting the sale of indulgences.
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Luther translated the 95 theses from Latin into German.
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Luther died on Febuary 18th at age 62.
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He enclosed in his letter a copy of his "Disputation of Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences," which came to be known as The Ninety-Five Theses.
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Luther's writings circulated widely, and reaching France,England and Italy as early as 1519.
