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1483-1546. Monk, Reformer, Translator.

Martin Luther was born the son of Hans and Margarethe Luther in Eisleben, Germany, on 10 November 1483. He studied philosophy and law before entering an Augustinian monastery in 1505. Two years later, he was ordained as a priest and continued his theological studies at the University of Wittenberg, where he then became a professor of Biblical studies. During a trip to Rome in 1510, Luther was shocked by the corruption of some parts of the clergy, which later led to doubts regarding the teachings of the Catholic Church.

On 31 October 1517, Luther is said to have published his Ninety-Five Theses concerning the indulgence sale, sparking the Reformation. He disapproved of the practice that freedom of God’s punishment could be purchased with money, material goods or good deeds. This and further writings led to a break with Pope Leo X and Rome, and finally resulted in Luther’s excommunication in 1521.

Being persecuted as an outlaw, Luther fled and hid at the Wartburg. There he further developed his theology and translated the New Testament from Latin into German.

Luther’s ideas and ideals were accepted and supported by many people. Although Luther did not intend to separate from the Catholic Church at the beginning of his criticism, he triggered off the Reformation process, which led to the Peasant’s War (1534-1525) and later the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648).

In 1525, Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, a former nun. They had several children. From 1531 onward, Luther’s health deteriorated. He suffered from several diseases and eventually died in Eisleben, the city of his birth, on 18 Febuary 1546.

Sources:

Beutel, Albrecht. Martin Luther. Eine Einführung in Leben, Werk und Wirkung. 2. verbesserte Auflage. Leipzig: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, 2006.

Eder, Manfred. Kirchengeschichte - 200 Jahre im Überblick. Düsseldorf: Patmos, 2008.

Leppin,Volker. Martin Luther (Gestalten des Mittelalters und der Renaissance, herausgegeben von Peter Herde). Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2006.

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-On October 31st, 1517, Luther is said to have published his [[Ninety-Five Theses]] concerning the indulgence sale, sparking the [[Reformation]]. He disapproved of the practice that freedom of God’s punishment could be purchased with money.
+Martin Luther was born the son of Hans and Margarethe Luther in Eisleben, Germany, on 10 November 1483. He studied philosophy and law before entering an Augustinian monastery in 1505. Two years later, he was ordained as a priest and continued his theological studies at the University of Wittenberg, where he then became a professor of Biblical studies. During a trip to Rome in 1510, Luther was shocked by the corruption of some parts of the clergy, which later led to doubts regarding the teachings of the [[Catholicism|Catholic Church]].
+On 31 October 1517, Luther is said to have published his [[Ninety-Five Theses]] concerning the indulgence sale, sparking the [[Reformation]]. He disapproved of the practice that freedom of God’s punishment could be purchased with money, material goods or good deeds.
 This and further writings led to a break with Pope Leo X and Rome, and finally resulted in Luther’s excommunication in 1521.
-Being persecuted as an outlaw, Luther fled and hid at the Wartburg. There he further developed this theology and translated the New Testament from Latin into German.
+Being persecuted as an outlaw, Luther fled and hid at the Wartburg. There he further developed his theology and translated the New Testament from Latin into German.
 Luther’s ideas and ideals were accepted and supported by many people.
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 In 1525, Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, a former nun. They had several children.
-From 1531 onward, Luther’s health deteriorated. He suffered from several diseases and eventually died in Eisleben, the city of his birth, on Febuary 18th, 1546.
+From 1531 onward, Luther’s health deteriorated. He suffered from several diseases and eventually died in Eisleben, the city of his birth, on 18 Febuary 1546.