Martin Luthers Life

The Birth of Martin Luther

Nov 10, 1483

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_lutherMartin Luther was born to Hans Luder (or Ludher, later Luther)[9] and his wife Margarethe (née Lindemann) on 10 November 1483 in Eisleben, Germany, then part of the Holy Roman Empire. He was baptized as a Catholic the next morning on the feast day of St. Martin of Tours. (all are from same link)

Martin Luthers Time line

Period: Nov 10, 1483 to Feb 18, 1546

Information on Martin Luther from when he was born and when he died.

Martin Luthers Family

May 1, 1484

He had several brothers and sisters, and is known to have been close to one of them, Jacob.[11] Hans Luther was ambitious for himself and his family, and he was determined to see Martin, his eldest son, become a lawyer. He sent Martin to Latin schools in Mansfeld, then Magdeburg in 1497, where he attended a school operated by a lay group called the Brethren of the Common Life, and Eisenach in 1498.[12] The three schools focused on the so-called "trivium": grammar, rhetoric, and logic. Luther lat

Martin Luthers early age

Oct 25, 1484

His family moved to Mansfeld in 1484, where his father was a leaseholder of copper mines and smelters[10] and served as one of four citizen representatives on the local council.[9] The religious scholar Martin Marty describes Luther's mother as a hard-working woman of "trading-class stock and middling means" and notes that Luther's enemies would later wrongly describe her as a whore and bath attendant.[9

Martin Luthers early schools day

May 9, 1485

Martin Luther began attending the local school in Mansfield, at age 4, where he learnt the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church, as well as music. This was all taught in Latin. When he was 14, he was sent to Cathedral school at Magdeburg. The teachers were members of the Brethren of the Common Life, who stressed Bible reading and living simply. At 15, he transfered to St. George's Latin School in Eisenach, staying with the Cotta family (see illustration). J.S. Bach attended this same sch

MAritn luther's degree

Jan 1, 1505

Martin luther received his master's degree in 1505

Luther's near death

Jul 2, 1505

on 2 July 1505, he was on horseback during a thunderstorm and a lightning bolt struck near him as he was returning to university after a trip home

Luther's spirt studies

Jan 1, 1510

From 1510 to 1520, Luther lectured on the Psalms, the books of Hebrews, Romans, and Galatians. As he studied these portions of the Bible,

Getting his education

Oct 19, 1512

On 19 October 1512, he was awarded his Doctor of Theology and, on 21 October 1512, was received into the senate of the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg, having been called to the position of Doctor in Bible

Luther's stand

Dec 10, 1520

Wittenberg.October 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church. A simple call for debate became the spark that ignited the Reformation.

The burnig of wittenburg

Dec 10, 1520

10 Dec 1520 He burns the Papal Bull in public in wittenberg

educational succes

Oct 29, 1521

He received a Bachelor's degree in Biblical studies on 9 March 1508,

Luthers death

Feb 18, 1546

Luther passed away at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon on 18 February 1546. He had come to mediate a dispute between the Counts of Mansfield, but the journey from Wittenberg had weakened him. The funeral was held in St Andrew's Church the following day and Justus Jonas preached. A second funeral was held on the 20th, then his coffin was carried on a wagon to Wittenberg. He was laid to rest in the Castle Church in Wittenberg on 22 February 1546.Back to top