Martin Luther's involvement in the Protestant Reformation

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  • Nov 10, 1483

    Birth of Martin Luther

    Birth of Martin Luther
    Martin Luther was born to Hans Luder and Margarethe in Eisleben, Germany.
  • Jan 1, 1510

    Journey to Rome

    Journey to Rome
    Martin Luther goes to Rome.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1510 to Dec 31, 1520

    Lectures on the Psalms, the books of Hebrews, Romans, and Galatians

    He studied these parts of the Bible and he became convinced that the church was corrupt in its ways and had lost sight of the central truths of Christianity.
  • Jan 1, 1517

    The Ninety-Five Theses

    The Ninety-Five Theses
    The 95 These protests against abuses at work, especially in regard to indulgences. It gained lots of popularity over a short period of time.
  • Oct 31, 1517

    Protest Against Indulgences

    Protest Against Indulgences
    On this day, Martin Luther wrote to Albrecht, Archbishop of Mainz and Magdeburg, protesting the sale of indulgences. He believed that only God could grant forgiveness and that it was wrong to claimed that indulgences prevented buyers from all punishments. This was said to be the start of the Protestant Reformation.
  • Jan 3, 1520

    Excommunication

    Martin Luther is excommunicated (suspend membership in a religious community) from the church in Rome.
  • Dec 10, 1520

    Burning of Decretals

    Burning of Decretals
    Martin Luther publicly set fire to the bull and decretals at Wittenberg on 10 December 1520.
  • Apr 16, 1521

    Diet of Worms

    Diet of Worms
    Arrives at the Diet of Worms, which is an assembly of the Imperial Estates of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • Apr 25, 1521

    Departs Worms

    Martin Luther leaves the Diet of Worms after 9 days.
  • Mar 9, 1522

    Invocavit Sermons

    Luther preached eight sermons, known as the "Invocavit Sermons," which stressed the importance of love, patience, charity and freedom.
  • Feb 18, 1546

    Death of Martin Luther

    Death of Martin Luther
    Luther had been suffering from ill health for years, including Ménière's disease, vertigo, fainting, tinnitus, a cataract in one eye, kidney and bladder stones, and arthritis. He dies of an apoplectic stroke.