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Luther had a life-changing experience that set him on a new course to becoming a monk.
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Beginning in 1513, while preparing lectures, Luther read the first line of Psalm 22, which Christ wailed in his cry for mercy on the cross, a cry similar to Luther’s own disillusionment with God and religion.
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Luther posts his 95 theses.
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Martin 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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In June and July of 1519 Luther publicly declared that the Bible did not give the pope the exclusive right to interpret scripture, which was a direct attack on the authority of the papacy.
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Leipzig debate
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Finally, in 1520, the pope had had enough and on June 15 issued an ultimatum threatening Luther with excommunication.
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Diet of Worms
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Death