Martin Luther

Martin Luther

1. Against sale of indulges

2. Augustinian Monk

3. Professor of theology, Wittenburg University

4. Believed in Justification by faith alone

5. Wrote 95 theses in Latin

6. Punched 95 theses on church door at Wittenburg

7. Theses translated to German and printed and distributed to Germans

8. Pope Leo de Teint sent Papel Bull

9. Ordered him to withdraw his teachings or be excommunicated

10. Luther burned papal bull and pope excommunicated him

11. Charles 5th ordered diet of worms

    • meeting of all german princes to decide what to do about luther

12. Charles 5th ordered Edict of Worms to arrest Luther

13. Fredrick van vise ruler of saxony took luther and hid him in Wartburg Castle

    • Spent next year translating new testanment into German

14. died in 1546