Luther

Martin Luther Timeline

By gcadden
  • Nov 10, 1483

    Birth date

    Birth date
    Martin Luther was born
  • Jun 17, 1505

    Becoming a Monk

    Becoming a Monk
    He left law school and entered St. Augustine's Monastery in Erfurt on 17 July 1505
  • Oct 31, 1517

    95 Theses

    95 Theses
    Oct 31. 1517- (allegedly) posted on the church door at Wittenberg
    They were 95 complaints he had against the church and a new printing press distributed it all across Europe
  • 1520

    Change of Philosophy

    Change of Philosophy
    In 1520 Luther decided to not just call for a reformation but a break from the church
  • 1521

    Wartburg Castle

    Wartburg Castle
    Where Martin Luther hid
  • Apr 18, 1521

    Diet of Worms

    Diet of Worms
    In 1521, Luther went to the diet of worms where he was supposed to recant his views but refused, then the pope excommunicated him
  • 1522

    Translation of the new testament

    Translation of the new testament
    Martin Luther translated the new testament into German
  • 1522

    Bible being copied

    Bible being copied
    After the bible was translated it was copied via the printing press and given to the common people
  • Jun 13, 1525

    Marriage

    Marriage
    Katharina von Bora
  • Feb 18, 1546

    Death

    Death
    Martin Luther died