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Martin Luther was born on November 10, 1483 in Eisleben, Germany. -
Martin Luther was sent to attend Magdeburg, run by the Brethren of the Common Life, the Lord's Prayer, and other basic Catholic prayers.
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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.
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Martin Luther was ordained in 1507 by Hieronymus Schultz, the Bishop of Brandenburg, at Erfurt Cathedral in Germany.
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Martin Luther went back to Rome on behalf of a number of Augustinian monasteries, and was appalled by the corruption he found there.
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Martin Luther published the 95 Theses, attacking papal abuses and the sale of indulgences.
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Luther, angry with Pope Leo X’s new round of indulgences to help build St. Peter’s Basilica, nailed a sheet of paper with his 95 Theses on the University of Wittenberg's chapel door.
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The pope Leo X excommunicated Luther
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Martin Luther returned to Wittenberg
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Luther became involved in the controversy surrounding the Peasants War (1524 - 1526), the leaders of which had used Luther's arguments to justify their revolt.
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Martin Luther married Katharina Von Bora, a former nun, with whom he had 6 children.
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In 1534, Luther published a complete translation of the bible into German, underlining his belief that people should be able to read it in their own language.
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Luther died on February 18, 1546 in Eisleben.