Martin luther

Martin Luther

By elianneangel
  • Luther goes to study at the University of Erfurt
    1501

    Luther goes to study at the University of Erfurt

  • Period: 1501 to 1546

    Martin Luther

    10 Important dates
  • Martin Luther
    May 2, 1507

    Martin Luther

    Luther celebrates his first mass on May 2nd
  • Martin Luther
    1508

    Martin Luther

    Luther arrives in Lutherstadt Wittenburg to lecture and study at the university.
  • Martin Luther
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther

    Luther preaches against the selling of indulgences. On October 31, he nailed the 95 theses to the door of Lutherstadt Wittenburg's Castle Church
  • Martin Luther
    1518

    Martin Luther

    Luther is charged with heresy in Rome.
  • Martin Luther
    1521

    Martin Luther

    Luther is excommunicated and summoned to appear before the Diet of Worms
  • Martin Luther
    1523

    Martin Luther

    Luther encourages monks and nuns to their abbeys
  • Martin Luther
    Dec 25, 1525

    Martin Luther

    Luther marries Katharina Von Bora. On December 25, Luther holds the German Mass, the very first Protestant service.
  • Martin Luther
    1529

    Martin Luther

    Luther publishes The Large Catechism, an easy-to-understand explanation of Christian theology.
  • Martin Luther
    1546

    Martin Luther

    Luther dies in Lutherstadt Eiselben. His coffin is carried to Lutherstadt Wittenburg, where he is buried at the Castle Church.