Martin Luther

  • Birth
    Nov 10, 1483

    Birth

    Martin Luther is born in modern day Eisleben, Germany
  • Period: Nov 10, 1483 to Feb 18, 1546

    Martin Luther's Life

  • Period: 1502 to 1505

    Masters Degree

    Martin Luther Obtains his Masters Degree
  • Monk
    1506

    Monk

    Martin Luther vows to be a monk after having a close call with death.
  • Doctorate
    1512

    Doctorate

    Martin Luther obtains his doctorate degree.
  • Ninety-Five Theses
    1517

    Ninety-Five Theses

    Martin Luther writes the Ninety-Five Theses
  • 1519

    Luther's Ideas

    Luther wrote a series of texts developing his ideas On Christian Liberty, On the Freedom of a Christian Man, To the Christian Nobility, and On The Babylonian Captivity of the Church
  • Excommunication
    1521

    Excommunication

    The Pope of the Catholic Church formally excommunicated Luther from the Catholic Faith
  • Return Home
    1522

    Return Home

    Martin Luther, after being excommunicated as a monk, returned to his hometown of Eisleben
  • Final Journey
    1546

    Final Journey

    Martin Luther travels from Wittenberg back to his hometown of Eisleben