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Luther was born on November 10 1483 in Eisleben
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Luther graduated from The University of Erfurt in 1502
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Luther choses to devote himself to God. The plague was ripping throughout Europe and Luther needed to find his spirituality.
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Luther was made a doctor of theology at the University of Wittenberg. Two years before, he visited Rome
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Luther reflects on traditional bible scripture, studies it furiously. Plague hits Wittenberg
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Luther post his list of grievances against the Catholic Church. Begins to bring light to the churches issues.
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Luther continues to write and use the power of the printing press to spread his criticism.
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Luther is issued a warning by the pope to retract everything he said against him and the church or he will be excommunicated.
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Luther takes the letter and burns it, publicly.
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Luther was called before the Diet of Worms, a meeting between secular authorities of the church.
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The Diet of Worms declares Luther a heterotic, and is excommunicated from the church.
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Luther returns to Wittenberg to start his new church, Lutheranism, and gains many followers. This is the beginning of the protestant reformation