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Martin Luther timeline

By Henry1324
  • 1483

    Luther gets born

    Luther gets born
    Luther gets born in Eisleben. He is the son of a rich copper producer.
  • 1502

    Entering the University of Erfurt.

    Entering the University of Erfurt.
    Luther entered the University of Erfurt to study Law. He was 18 at that time.
  • 1505

    Luther becomes a monk

    Luther becomes a monk
    On a horse trip back home from Erfurt Luther gets into a storm and in this storm he decides to become a monk.
  • 1512

    Luther gets his doctors degree

    Luther gets his doctors degree
    He gets his doctors degree from the university of Wittenberg to teach there.
  • Period: 1513 to 1516

    Luther goes to Rome

    Luther goes to Rome to study, what he experiences there is that the catholic Church is not only about the Church also about the profit, that comes with it.
  • 1517

    95 Theses

    95 Theses
    Luther outs 95 theses on the church of Wittenberg in which he criticizes the catholic church
  • 1517

    Luther writes to the bishop of Brandenburg

    Luther writes to the bishop of Brandenburg
    Luther writes to the bishop of Brandenburg about the sale of indulgences and send him the 95 theses.
  • 1519

    Luthers writings are circulating through all of Europe

    Luthers writings are circulating through all of Europe
    Through the printing press being available the writings of Luther were spread around super fast in Europe.
  • 1520

    Important books of Luther were published

    Important books of Luther were published
    Three of his best-known works were published in 1520: To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church, and On the Freedom of a Christian.
  • 1520

    Leo wants Luther out.

    Leo wants Luther out.
    Leo threads Luther with excommunication if he does not take back his 95 Theses.
  • 1521

    Diet of Worms

    Diet of Worms
    Luther attends to the diet of Worms to represents his Theses. the emperors there ask him to put away his theses but he refuses. Because of that he gets declared as an outlaw and his theses get banned.
  • Jan 3, 1521

    Luther gets excommunicated

    Luther gets excommunicated
    As a reaction to Luther burning pope Leos letter and for not taking back the 95 Theses he gets excommunicated.
  • 1522

    Luther returns to Wittenberg

    Luther returns to Wittenberg
    Luther returns to Wittenberg in secret to speak there, he got accepted there for the first time, by the community and church. Because of that a lot of local revoltes broke out.