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Born in Eisleben, Germany
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Luther attended the University at Erfurt and there he studied the 7 Liberal Arts and in 1502 received Baccaleureat.
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Martin Luther gets caught in a Thunderstorm and almost dies and there in the middle of the wild devoted himself to God and became a monk.
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Became a Doctor in Theology
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Read the first line of Psalm 22, which told about Christ's struggles and cries on the Cross.
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Luther realized the key to spiritual salvation was not to fear God or be enslaved by religion but to believe that faith alone would bring salvation.
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Frustrated and Angered by Pope Leo X's new round of indulgences and furthered corruption of the Roman Catholic Church, Luther decided to make his move against the Church and nail his 95 theses on the doors of the University of Wittenberg Chapel
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The bible never gave the Pope the authority to interpret scripture.
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The Pope issued an ultimatum to Luther that threatened Luther with Excommunication. Luther publicly burned the letter in January, 1521.
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Martin Luther was excommunicated.
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Martin Luther refused to recant his statements and teachings.
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The Council of Worms banned Luther's writings and convicted him a heretic. He became a wanted man, and hid at Wartburg Castle.
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Still a wanted man, he returned to Wittenberg Castle Church, in Eisenach, Germany. There he organized a new Church.
