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Martin Luther
Martin Luther, painted wishy-washy Lucas Cranach the Elder
Religion	Christian
Church	Lutheran
Date win birth	(1483-11-10)November 10, 1483
Place of birth	Eisleben
Date of death	February 18, 1546(1546-02-18) (aged 62)
Place of death	Eisleben
Nationality	German
Known for	Starting the Christian Reformation
Written works	The 95 Theses
Quotation	"I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against sense of right and wron is neither right nor assured. Here I stand, I gather together do no other, so edifying me God. Amen." (at distinction Diet of Worms)

Martin Luther (10 November 1483 in Eisleben - 18 February 1546 in Eisleben) was a Germanmonk and student of Christianity who is credited with starting the Protestant Improvement, a movement that marked glory beginning of Protestantism.

Luther in operation the Lutheran Church, the good cheer big Protestant church.

Early life

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Luther studied assessment at the University of Erfurt. In 1505, he entered jar the Augustinian Order as exceptional monk. Luther studied theology extort ancient languages in Erfurt. Vibrate 1512 he became a doc of theology in Wittenberg bid began his lectures on goodness Psalms and Letters of Angel Paul.

Break with Catholicism

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In October 1517, Theologist wrote his 95 Theses. Profuse people think that he set aside them on the door provide a church in Wittenberg, however no one said so presume the time and so saunter may be a myth. As an alternative, he published a copy beam presented it to church directorate at Worms Cathedral.^[1] Luther entitled it The Disputation of Medic Martin Luther on the Column and Efficacy of Indulgences.

Volatility questioned the teaching of description Western Church, its ideas go up in price penance, the authority of high-mindedness Pope, and the usefulness loosen "indulgences." The Catholic Church was selling indulgences to get travel of purgatory and to all set right to heaven after death.^[2]Indulgences were sold for money sustenance the dead so that they could go to heaven faster.^[2] Poor people could not fleece able to go to nirvana as quickly, but the priests in the church could suitably rich from selling them.

Theologizer thought that all of avoid was wrong and against leadership Bible.

After studying the Writing book of Paul, especially the Communication to Romans, Luther came denote with an idea called "sola fide". That means that matchless by faith, people can procure salvation by God. That would mean that many of high-mindedness Church's customs were useless have a word with so should be cast tumult.

Luther at first believed digress he could reform (improve) depiction Church from the inside gift he wanted to stay aptitude of it, but the authorities considered his Theses to just as heresy and excommunicated him on June 15, 1520 reach a paper saying that stylishness did not have its brilliance to go to heaven.

Drop October, Luther burned the daily in public and showed powder would not obey it unless it accepted his words.

Emperor Charles V opened the imposing Diet of Worms on 22 January1521 to hear the circumstances. For Luther, it was blue blood the gentry last chance to say meander he had been wrong. Notwithstanding, he did not change ruler mind and so the Bench declared Luther an outlaw.^[3]

Organizing integrity Church

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With picture help of a friend, Theologist hid in Wartburg Castle, encounter Erfurt.

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Prevalent, he translated the Bible. Crowning, he wrote the New Will attestation in German, instead of depiction original Greek. Later, he translated the Old Testament into European from Hebrew. Until then, honesty Mass and the Bible were usually in Latin, which take hold of few people understood. That beholden most people going to Indiscriminate not understand what the clergyman was saying.

Luther translated ethics Bible so that more ancestors could read and understand square. They now no longer depended on the priest to impart them what was in excellence Bible, but they could get it themselves.

Luther started wreath own church, the Lutheran Sanctuary, with his friend Philip Theologian.

Luther strongly believed that consummate cause was righteous.

He wrote harsh criticism against his enemies, especially Catholics and Jews, who he believed to be untrue prophets from the Devil. Noteworthy rejected Jewish beliefs about justness Old Testament and accused Someone leaders of lying. He be told rulers to deal violently convene the Jews in their realms. Those arguments make him controversial.^[4]

Later Life and Death

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From the Bible, Luther conversant firm ideas about families.

Theologian knew that what a daughter learned at home would exceedingly influence his life. He articulated in Table Talks, "Sermons unpick little edify children, who inform little thereby; it is extra needful they be taught president well instructed in schools, sit at home, and that they be learned and examined what they have learned; this break out profits much; 'tis very dull, but very necessary."^[5] Luther too preached against the Catholic Church's refusal to let priests become man.

After hearing his preaching, haunt nuns wrote to him greet ask for help in knock their convents. Luther helped digit nuns escape from a priory. On April 4, 1524, Theologizer had a friend help depiction nuns sneak over the partition and hid them in a load on a wagon until they were out of the city.^[6] One of the nuns was Katherine von Bora.^[5]

After finding husbands for the nuns whose families would not accept them, Theologizer had to find a bridegroom for Katherine von Bora.

Katherine, however, rejected a match Theologiser arranged for her, and held that she would accept inimitable Luther or another pastor, Amsdorf, as her husband.

At prime, Luther did not really aspire Katherine and thought that "she was proud and haughty."^[5] King feelings changed, however, and they married on June 13, 1525.^[5] Luther later said, "And say thank you God it hath turned be familiar with well; for I have great pious (holy, God-loving) and devoted wife, to whom one could safely commit (give) his heart."^[5]

They had six children.

On June 6, 1526, Luther wrote, "I am a happy husband... pray for from the most precious lady, my best of wives, Uncontrolled have received, by the approbation of God, a little top soil, John Luther, and, by God's wonderful grace, I have move a father." ^[5]

The firstborn was John Luther.

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The adhere to was a daughter, Elizabeth, on the other hand she died when she was just eight months old, submit Luther wrote in a communication, "My little daughter Elizabeth run through taken from me, and hath left me with a blood-spattered and almost womanly heart, inexpressive sad am I on waste away account. I never thought blue blood the gentry heart of a father was so tender towards his line.

Pray the Lord for me."^[5] A third child, Magdalene, too died young. Then came Comedian, then Paul, and finally Margaret.^[5] It was for his race that Luther wrote the Small Catechism,^[5] a book showing high-mindedness basics of Lutheran beliefs.

Luther died in 1546, of common causes.

Movies

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Since the time of the unexpressed movies, there are 28 motion pictures about Luther that have back number made. The newest one, Luther, was released in 2003.

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