Martin Luther
When speaking of grand historical figures within the timeframe prior to 1600, Martin Luther automatically comes to mind. He is known for being an influential, spiritual theologian. Luther changed his life and history forever by lighting the spark of the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther was born on the 10th of November of the year 1483. He was born in Eiseleben, Saxony, which is located in modern day southeast Germany. He lived with his mother and father, Hans and Margarette Luther. Luther’s family was of a peasant lineage. Hans Luther was a miner and an ore smelter. Hans Luther became a holder for ore deposits once they relocated to Mansfeld in 1484. Hans had always aspired for his son Martin to have a better life …show more content…
Peter’s Bascilla. On October 31 of that same year, Martin Luther was angered and in his anger created the Ninety-Five Theses and nailed it to the door of the university’s chapel. This theses described the faults in indulgences being a hindrance to people’s faith in Christ. He sent a copy to the Archbishop Albert Albrecht of Mainz, while requesting the selling of indulgences be terminated. Within the time span of two weeks, the printing press was used to make many copies, which helped the Ninety-Five Theses spread throughout all of Germany. Within the time span of two months, the Ninety-Five Theses was distributed across all of Europe. Cardinal Thomas Cajetan met with Martin Luther in October of 1518 at Augsburg. In this meeting Luther was told to “take back” what he had written about the indulgences within the theses. He continued to proclaim his belief of the corruption within the Roman Catholic Church. He said he would remain doing so unless he could be proved wrong by the Bible, which he couldn’t because the churches teaching were truly immoral and corrupted. Martin was later officially excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church in January of 1521. The Edict of Worms, which took place during May 8, 1521, declared that Luther was a convicted heretic, banned his writings, and defined him to the public as a wanted
When speaking of grand historical figures within the timeframe prior to 1600, Martin Luther automatically comes to mind. He is known for being an influential, spiritual theologian. Luther changed his life and history forever by lighting the spark of the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther was born on the 10th of November of the year 1483. He was born in Eiseleben, Saxony, which is located in modern day southeast Germany. He lived with his mother and father, Hans and Margarette Luther. Luther’s family was of a peasant lineage. Hans Luther was a miner and an ore smelter. Hans Luther became a holder for ore deposits once they relocated to Mansfeld in 1484. Hans had always aspired for his son Martin to have a better life …show more content…
Peter’s Bascilla. On October 31 of that same year, Martin Luther was angered and in his anger created the Ninety-Five Theses and nailed it to the door of the university’s chapel. This theses described the faults in indulgences being a hindrance to people’s faith in Christ. He sent a copy to the Archbishop Albert Albrecht of Mainz, while requesting the selling of indulgences be terminated. Within the time span of two weeks, the printing press was used to make many copies, which helped the Ninety-Five Theses spread throughout all of Germany. Within the time span of two months, the Ninety-Five Theses was distributed across all of Europe. Cardinal Thomas Cajetan met with Martin Luther in October of 1518 at Augsburg. In this meeting Luther was told to “take back” what he had written about the indulgences within the theses. He continued to proclaim his belief of the corruption within the Roman Catholic Church. He said he would remain doing so unless he could be proved wrong by the Bible, which he couldn’t because the churches teaching were truly immoral and corrupted. Martin was later officially excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church in January of 1521. The Edict of Worms, which took place during May 8, 1521, declared that Luther was a convicted heretic, banned his writings, and defined him to the public as a wanted