The Protestant Reformation: Two Rise Of Nationalism

Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Germany on November 10, 1483 his father was a miner so they moved to Mansfeld a large mining town. When he faced a life or death situation he vowed to become a monk, so on July 17th he entered the Augustinian Monastery in Erfurt. He became a priest in 1508 and began teaching in 1512, in the theological faculty at university of Wittenberg. It was here where here he began to realize the failures of the Catholic church, soon he would become one the of the most important person in Western history. On October 31st, 1517 Luther publish his Ninety-Five Theses with his publication the Catholic church went under attack. The protestant Reformation lasted from 1517-1648 there are five reasons why the protestant Reformation one, the abandonment of the popes. Two Rise of Nationalism, three the black death, four, decline of Latin and five the corruption in the church. …show more content…
They were in charge of leading armies, forming alliances, during this time they did not really care about the salvation of their people. One of the biggest popes during the time of martin was Pope Leo X, when the ninety-five theses were first published they were posted on church doors since the doors doubled as bulletin boards. The reason why the theses was written was because Luther noticed that church was making a profit off the poor people. Using money as a way to be saved, when he began his career as a theologist he realized salvation is reached through faith not money. The popes during this time had more money than the richest in the land, they took advantage of the people’s money and desperation to reach