Martin luther king, jr.

Martin Luther Timeline

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  • Period: 1483 to 1522

    Martin Luther's life

  • Birth
    Nov 10, 1483

    Birth

  • Educated king
    1502

    Educated king

    gets his liberal arts degree and advances to law school
  • Abandons the study of law
    1505

    Abandons the study of law

    vows to become a monk
  • went to rome
    1510

    went to rome

    made the 1000mile trek to rome for his pilgrimage to find himself and his religion, left more confused
  • Receives his doctorate and becomes a professor of biblical studies
    1512

    Receives his doctorate and becomes a professor of biblical studies

    publishes his writings on religion
  • Preaches against the Selling of indulgences
    1517

    Preaches against the Selling of indulgences

  • 95 Theses
    Oct 31, 1517

    95 Theses

  • Epiphany
    Nov 9, 1519

    Epiphany

    he becomes convinced that salvation or reconciliation with God is entirely a work of divine grace
  • Pope fights back
    1520

    Pope fights back

    pope issues a document that warns luther to take back what he said, luther burns is
  • New Testament Translation
    1521

    New Testament Translation

    translates new testament from greek to german
  • Diet of Worms
    1521

    Diet of Worms

    excommunicated and summoned to appear before the council of worms in western Germany, he says he will not take back what he said and he gets kidnapped for good
  • pope kicks him out
    1521

    pope kicks him out

    pope officiallly throws luther out of the church, calls him an outlaw who should be burned to death
  • Died
    Feb 18, 1546

    Died

    cardiac infarct at 62 years old