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Martin Luther was born in Eisleben in germany. He was baptised the next day. He was born to Hans and Margaretha Luder.
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He was caught in a thunderstorm and promises god that he will become a monk in orer to achieve protection.
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On this date, Martin Luther started to teach Theology to university students. However he only taught about his protestant views.
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Martin luther published the german bible which he translated himself. He did this to create a stronger connection between Protestants and God since it was in the commonly spoken dialect.
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On this date, he nailed the 95 theses on the door of the church. The 95 theses were a list of reasons defying the catholic church. The church lost several central truths because of this.
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After being excommunicated by Pope Leo X in 1520, Luther was sent to the Diet of Worms where he was declared an outlaw by the emperor.
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The peasants of Germany revolted against the Catholic church who were collecting high taxes from the Germans. At the same time, martin Luther was also protesting at the Church collecting money in this way.
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Martin Luther got married to Katharina von Bora. She was a former nun. Martin luther was also a fromer monk. This formed the tradition of clerical marriage.
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Martin Luther died of natural causes after escaping martyrdom. However Protestantism continued throughout the renaissance and further.
