Martin Luther 1507-1525

1507

Jan 1, 1507

Luther screwed up his 1st mass. His father is disappointed. Luther gets angry with himself and thinks that God will punish him soon. But he is introduced to a loving God through Jesus Christ.Then he is sent to pass papers to Rome. At Rome he saw the corruption in the church: a Pope with a prostitute, you had to pay to get loved ones into heaven, people selling charms to release people of their sins. Luther also begins studying theology at the University of Erfurt.

Martin Luther 1507-1525

Period: Jan 1, 1507 to Jan 1, 1525

1512

Nov 20, 1512

Luther receives a doctorate in Theology. He begins to work as a Professor of Theology at the University of Wittenberg.

1514

Nov 4, 1514

Luther becomes the priest of Wittenberg’s City Church.

1517

Oct 31, 1517

Luther posts 95 Theses on the castle church door. He is angry with the church because of the indulgences. Luther also believes that the Pope is blind to what is happening in his church, that is why he writes the Theses to tell the Pope about the corruption of the priests of the church.

1518

Nov 8, 1518

Inquisition into Martin Luther begins. He is asked to recant everything he wrote, but Luther does not because he believes in what he writes.

1519

Nov 9, 1519

Emperor Maximillian dies. Rome is distracted from Luther.

1520-1521

Nov 5, 1520

Luther writes Freedom of a Christian, Babylonian Captivity, Address to German Nation.

1520

Nov 9, 1520

The inquisition takes up again.

1521

Jan 3, 1521

Luther is excommunicated in Rome.

1521

Apr 16, 1521

Luther arrives at Diet of Worms for a trial. He is told to recant, but he still does not. His followers support him at the trail.

1521

Apr 25, 1521

Luther leaves Worms.

1521

May 4, 1521

Luther is kidnapped/rescued by his friend, Frederick. Frederick takes him to Wartburg Castle.
He translates the bible into German for everyone to read, but because people think that he has been kidnapped, they start believing that he is dead.

1522

Nov 9, 1522

Luther comes out of hiding and returns to Wittenberg. He returns because his Reformation has gotten out of control. Luther has started something that even he cannot control.

1523

Nov 9, 1523

Luther writes On Secular Authority.

1524-1525

Nov 9, 1524

The Peasants’ War. It is believed that Luther started this. The peasants' are ransacking villages and breaking into and looting churchs. They are also killing other villagers who get in their way.

1525

Nov 9, 1525

Luther writes Bondage of the Will and Against the Murders, Thieving Hordes of Peasants.Luther also arries Katharina von Bora, a runaway nun.