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Luther was born in what is now Germany in early November, making him fall under the zodiac sign of Scorpio. -
He went to college to earn a liberal arts degree and then a master's degree before starting law school. -
Martin Luther, after being frightened by a storm, vowed to God that he would become a monk if he survived. He lived, so he enrolled in a monastery. -
After earning his doctorate in biblical studies and becoming a professor, Luther began to publish his writings on religion. -
Beginning in 1513, Luther studied Psalms and Romans, eventually coming to the conclusion in 1516 that salvation is achieved by faith alone, and not through the dogma of the Catholic Church. -
Luther preached against the sale of indulgences after discovering that another religious leader had told believers that buying an indulgence caused God to forgive your sins. -
Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. -
He wrote a series of pamphlets, developing his ideas, many of which went against many of the Church's teachings. -
The pope released a document warning Luther to go back on what he said against the Church. -
Luther, publicly, set the papal bull issued to him on fire. -
The pope formally excommunicated Luther, labelling him as a heretic and throwing him out of the Church. -
Martin Luther made an appearance at the Diet of Worms, which was not a diet but an official meeting in Germany. His opposers asked him to say his writings were wrong, but Luther refused, wanting someone to show him biblical evidence that he was incorrect. -
Luther completed the German translation of the New Testament, allowing people outside the clergy to finally read the Bible for themselves.