Martin Luther

By Emily.guyette
  • Date of Birth
    Nov 10, 1483

    Date of Birth

    Martin Luther was born on November 10, 1483 in Eisleben, Germany.
  • 1497

    School as A Child

    Martin Luther was sent to attend Magdeburg, run by the Brethren of the Common Life, the Lord's Prayer, and other basic Catholic prayers.
  • 1505

    College

    Luther studied at the University of Erfurt and in 1505 decided to join a monastic order (after experiencing near-death during a thunderstorm), becoming an Augustinian friar.
  • Apr 3, 1507

    Ordained

    Martin Luther was ordained in 1507 by Hieronymus Schultz, the Bishop of Brandenburg, at Erfurt Cathedral in Germany.
  • 1510

    Rome

    Martin Luther went back to Rome on behalf of a number of Augustinian monasteries, and was appalled by the corruption he found there.