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Nov 10, 1483
Martin Luther (1483-1546), leader of the Protestant Reformation, was born in Eisleben, Germany. He was a monk in the Catholic Church until 1517, when he founded the Lutheran Church.
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Period: Nov 10, 1483 to Feb 18, 1546
The Life of Martin Luther
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1510
Martin Luther became professor of theology at the University of Wittenberg.
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Aug 31, 1517
Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Thesis to the door of the Wittenberg Palace All Saints' Church.
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1518
Luther was summoned to the Diet of Augsburg where he refused to recant.
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Dec 10, 1520
Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict demanding that he recant, or face excommunication.
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Jan 3, 1521
Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther from the Roman Catholic Church.
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Apr 17, 1521
Martin Luther confronted the emperor Charles V in the Diet of Worms and refused to retract his views which led to his excommunication.
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May 1, 1521
The Edict of Worms outlaws Martin Luther and his followers.
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1542
Luther wrote a pamphlet titled: 'On the Jews and Their Lies'.
The founder of the Protestant movement, Martin Luther, despised Jews and it has been said that he helped to set the stage for the Holocaust.
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Feb 18, 1546
Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, died.