Martin Luther's Influence On Christianity

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Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, on November 10th. Since he could carry himself, he was always a influence to the surrounding people, he was a great theologian that history recognised, he was also an author, teacher, protester, priest, supporter and an advocate for the Laity. Martin Luther had an immense influence on Christianity and is somewhat responsible for the outcome of the modern day Christianity. His contribution to Christianity was that the division that he started within the Catholic Church. He was not concerning with what the Pope and the papacy’s rules and how they took large amounts of money from the communities and used it for personal purposes, after the 95 theses were nailed on the door of the Church of Wittenberg by Martin

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