Luthers TimeLine

By tgoodden
  • Nov 10, 1483

    Luthers Birthday

    Luther was born
  • 1501

    Schooling

    Martin Luther entered the University of Erfurt, where he received a Master of Arts degree in grammar, logic, rhetoric and metaphysics.
  • 1505

    Struck by lightening

    Luther cried out to St. Anne, the patron saint of miners, “Save me, St. Anne, and I’ll become a monk!”
  • 1517

    Ninety-five Theses

    Luther proposed an academic discussion of the practice of indulgences.
  • 1519

    Arguing

    Luther publicly declared that the Bible did not give the pope the exclusive right to interpret scripture,
  • Jun 15, 1520

    excommunication

    issued an ultimatum threatening Luther with excommunication.
  • 1521

    Diet of worms

    A council that was convened to decide the fate of Martin Luther.
  • 1521

    official date

    Martin Luther was officially excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church.
  • May 8, 1521

    the council

    the council released the Edict of Worms, banning Luther’s writings and declaring him a “convicted heretic.”
  • Feb 18, 1546

    Luthers death