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He was born in Eisleben, Saxony, in modern southeast Germany
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He entered the University of Erfurt and got a Master of Arts degree. after he graduated. He wants to be a lawyer a that time
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He was caught in a thunderstorm and it might take his life. He pray to St. Anne, he sad if St. Anne can save him he will become a monk. After a while, the strom was gone and he was still alive, so he became a monk.
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He got a chance to be a delegate to a church conference in Rome. When he arrive he was very upset about Rome because catholic priests were immorality and corruption.
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He enrolled in the University of Wittenberg and received a doctorate. He became a professor of theology
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Martin Luther nailed a sheet of paper with 95 theses on the university’s chapel door, This 95 theses corrupted people's faith to church. By help of the printing press, 95 theses spread hroughout Europe within two months. Church asked him to recant the 95 theses, but he refuse to do it so he got excommunication from church.
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He was officially excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church.
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Council released the Edict of Worms, it banned all Martin Luther's ideas and books and they says Martin Luther was a convicted heretic.
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After he avoid the capture, he began organizing a new church called Lutheranism. The power of Lutheranism keep growing.
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He married Katharina von Bora which is a former nun. After few years they have six children.
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He served as the dean of theology at University of Wittenberg. During that time he was suffered from many illness.
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Martin Luther deid during a trip to his hometown of Eisleben