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Martin Luther was born to Hans and Margerthe Luther.
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This is a timeline devoted to 5 historical points of Martin Luther's life.
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Luther got caught in a horrific storm and prayed to St. Anne that if she would save him he would in return become a monk. He celebrated his first Mass 2 years later.
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Luther preachers against indulgences within the faith and on October 31 he nailed his 95 Theses to the doors of Castle Church in Wittenburg, Germany.
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Luther was charged with heresy because he testified that church doctorine should be based on the bible instead of man's views. Three years later the church excommunicates him. During this time, Luther translates the Greek New Testament into German. This only took ten weeks.
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Through this time of reformation, Martin Luther encourages nuns and monks to leave the convents. He meets a former nun: Katharina von Bora, who became his wife.
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Luther presents the Augsburg Confession to the Diet of Worms. Even though it was rejected it quickly became the cornerstone of the Lutheran faith
