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    Martin Luther was born on the beautiful day of November 10, 1483. His parents were Margaret and Hans Luther, and with Hans being a prosperous mine owner, Martin was one of the few that was sent to school. From 1490, at the age of seven, to 1498, at the age of fifteen, he attended school. When he was 18 years old, he enrolled at the University of Erfurt. In 1505, Martin received his Master’s Degree in the traditional Arts class. He enrolled in law school after he got his degree, but before he could even begin his studies in law, he changed the entire course of his life. On July 17, 1505, Martin requested to become a monk. His wish was granted, and he lived a good 12 years in the monastery. In 1517, “indulgences” were being sold for the first time in Germany. Common citizens would pay the church for their sins, or other people’s sins, to be forgiven. Martin Luther was outraged. He wrote up his famous “95 Theses” and nailed them to the door of the church. He was persecuted by the officials and loved by the citizens. Soon, Martin Luther had started the Reformation, and it snowballed from there.…

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    History # 24 ? - ML #1 OK October 25 Is Reformation Sunday. will be the day that the christian world the following is a brief segment of a class I taught on “Church History on my web, http://andnowyouknowmore.blogspot.com MARTIN LUTHER: was born Nov. 10 1483, in Eisleben Germany. Hon and Magerate Luder welcomed to their home their 2nd born. Next day he was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church as Martin Luther. (I am not sure why the name was changed from Luder to Luther). Hon Luder…

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    Through Luther’s childhood Luther’s father wanted him to be a lawyer, but he had other plans for that. In the spring of 1488, which was the start of Martin Luther’s education, was when he was introduced into a Latin school in Mansfield. At that school he learned the Latin Language and was taught the Ten Commandments and the Lord’s Prayer. Then in 1501, he attended the University of Erfurt, which was one of the best universities in Germany at the time. At Erfurt in 1502, he took the course of…

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    95 these, and making the bible available to everyone. Luther was born as a peasant on November 10, 1483 in Eisleben. Luther’s father was a very successful miner and soon after he was born they moved to Mansfield, which was a larger mining town. Luther’s father did not want him to become a miner, he wanted his son to have a better life than himself, so he decided to helping Luther with whatever he need to become a lawyer. Luther was on the right track to becoming a lawyer, he stared school at…

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    one year later he transferred to Eisenach. After Luther’s graduation in Eisenach, his father sent his brilliant and knowledgeable child onto a different university; Hans University of Erfurt. Hans University of Erfurt was one of the best lawyer schools at the time. Luther’s fathers main reason for sending his son to school to become a lawyer was not only because he was smart, but, because he knew the mining business would not last forever, he wanted his only child left to be able to support…

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    but then contradicts herself stating that it is difficult to be certain. It appears that she was merely just making herself look good, shedding light that a topic is difficult but then being able to provide an answer. A poor choice. Moving on in the work, Roper discusses Luther’s choice to join the church, and how exactly he knew if would affect his father. During a storm, Luther made a vow to god, and “When the thunderstorm passed Luther kept his vow: he joined the Augustinian order in Erfurt…

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    Martin Luther was born in Germany, in 1483, and spend his early days with an interest in monastic life. However, his father had plans for Martin Luther to study law in the University of Erfurt, where he obtained a master’s degree in theology (1505). In July of that same year, Martin was caught in a violent thunderstorm, where a bolt of lightning nearly struck him down. He believed that this was a sign from god, and vowed that he would become a monk if he survived the storm. When the storm…

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    Martin Luther was conceived November tenth, 1483 in Eislebn, Germany a Saxon mining town; his guardians were Hans and Magarethe Luther. He was immersed directly after his introduction to the world at St. Martin day of the banquet. Luther 's dad needed him to be an attorney. In 1501, at 19 years old he enlisted in the University of Erfurt and in 1505 he graduated with a Master 's degree. Luther 's life changed when he was struck by lightning, around then he cried to supporter holy person for…

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    wanted for his son to go to law school, and possibly become a lawyer. So he sent him to the University of Erfurt, hoping this was the best decision for Luther. Now the University of Erfurt was founded in 1392, and was one of the best schools around that was in Germany. Before the times of Luther one would have to learn the “7 Liberal Arts” if they wanted to learn Law, Medicine, or Technology (etc.) Luther did receive his Baccalaureate in 1502 and soon his Master’s Degree in 1505. As it…

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    The beginnings of Martin Luther’s life were surprisingly similar to the other famous people of this time. I was genuinely interested when I found how many people that were famous from the renaissance had started out in life on low-income farms and were born to seemingly unremarkable people. Along this theme, Martin Luther was born to Hans Luder: a miner who was described as rugged, stern, and harsh; and Margarete Lindemann. When he was younger, Martin Luther was regularly beaten by his father,…

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