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    Martin Luther has impacted many people. He was a professor of theology and a German priest and wrote the 95 thesis. His revolutionary ideas served as the catalyst for the eventual breaking away from the Catholic Church and were later instrumental in forming the movement known as the Protestant Reformation. Luther wrote his radical “95 Thesis” to express his growing concern with the corruption within the church. In essence‚ his thesis called for a full reform of the Catholic church and challenged

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    the historic Catholic Church and gave way for rulers to reform under a new religion. It impacted the not only the spiritual part of life at the time but also education and reshaped the family arrangement. (Ruler sentence + one last sentence) One of Martin Luther’s main critiques against the Catholic Church was the belief that one could earn salvation by the good actions which

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    Baroque and the Counter-Reformation On October 31‚ 1517‚ Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the doors of Wittenberg Cathedral. Exposing the corruption of the Church and its abuse of power‚ Martin Luther sent a shock wave through all of Europe. Threatened with the growing rise of Protestantism‚ and the crises it revealed‚ the Catholic Church launched the Counter-Reformation. The Council of Trent (1545 - 1563)‚ was a central feature of the Counter-Reformation. Aimed at addressing the abuses of

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    Martin Luther (1483 – 1546) born in a small town in central Germany and later became the beginner of the Reformation of the Catholic Church. He was born to peasants‚ but he attended school in a nearby town‚ University of Erfurt‚ where he took courses in Philosophy and studied Law. During a storm in 1505‚ he became very scared and prayed to the patron saint of travelers‚ Saint Anne‚ that if were to be saved that he would become a Monk. After he was saved‚ Luther in 1507 became an ordained Monk. As

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    Suggest why Martin Luther’s 1517 protest over the sale of indulgences had‚ by the 1540s‚ led to the foundation of distinct Protest denominations in many areas of Europe. In this essay I will examine the fundamental role Martin Luther played in the protestant reformation. Primarily‚ I will analyse the role Martin Luther played in this movement and how his protest over the sale of indulgences resulted in a significant change in the history of Christianity. In addition‚ I will focus on the expansion

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    An important leader of the Reformation was a German Monk named‚ Martin Luther. Luther was born in 1483 in Eisleben‚ Saxony. As a young man‚ he was enrolled into the University of Erfurt‚ one of the oldest and best distinguished universities in Germany. In four years‚ he received his M.A. and B.A. degrees. Luther was caught in a severe thunderstorm and vowed to become a monk if he survived. When he did escape the storm‚ he kept his vow. In 1510‚ he visited Rome‚ which was the center of the Catholic

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    expose the church’s corruption and to make reforms. These reformers were usually persecuted by church officials and kings‚ some were even burned at the stake. One such reformer who both the pope and emperor Charles V tried to silence was Martin Luther In 1521‚ Martin Luther was summoned by emperor Charles V to the Diet of the Worms to face train for his attacks on the church. Before the Diet of the Worms‚ Luther lets it be known that he did write the books which attacks the church and that he stands

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    It all started when Martin Luther Got irritated with the way the church was using the Power ‚they were given.Martin Luther Was not a very Happy about it so he wanted to change it to where the church was not the only ones that had power .One important thing to know when studying Luther is that he Did not want to split the church. Luther was more focused on Reforming the church back to the way when you can be saved by your faith alone( which is called justification By faith alone)Luther’s pushing

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    name of Martin Luther. Martin Luther was a well known German friar‚ priest as well as a professor of theology. Martin Luther was born November 10‚ 1483 in Eisleben‚ Saxony which at the time was part of the Roman Empire. Martin Luther was born to Hans and Margarette Luther. Martin was originally going to take up the career as a lawyer but in 1498 he enrolled in school to study grammar‚ rhetoric as well as logic. Martin later compared his schooling experience to purgatory and hell. Martin Luther didn’t

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    The movie “Luther” was a biography of Martin Luther‚ the priest who led the protestant reformation. The movie starts off by Luther nearly being struck by lightning. He promised to become a monk if god lets him survive the storm. After he becomes a monk‚ he goes to Rome. Luther is appalled by the catholic church practices‚ specially the practice of the church selling indulgences where the people are told that they can get forgiveness from god by giving money to the church. Luther goes back to Germany

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