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| − | 1483 | + | Martin Luther lived from 1483 to 1546. He was a German monk, priest, professor, theologian, and church reformer. He sparked the [[Reformation]] when he nailed his ninety-five theses on the door of the local church. |
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| + | n 1505, a law student named Martin Luther was caught outside in the middle of a thunderstorm. A bolt of lightning struck the ground near him. Terrified, he cried out for protection and promised to become a monk if he survived the storm. He did survive, and then left law school to join an Augustinian monastery. Martin Luther founded Protestantism in Europe on October 31, 1517, when he nailed 95 “Theses” or issues to the door of his Wittenberg Church in what is now Germany.<ref>http://www.conservapedia.com/World_History_Lecture_Seven</ref> | ||
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Martin Luther lived from 1483 to 1546. He was a German monk, priest, professor, theologian, and church reformer. He sparked the Reformation when he nailed his ninety-five theses on the door of the local church.
n 1505, a law student named Martin Luther was caught outside in the middle of a thunderstorm. A bolt of lightning struck the ground near him. Terrified, he cried out for protection and promised to become a monk if he survived the storm. He did survive, and then left law school to join an Augustinian monastery. Martin Luther founded Protestantism in Europe on October 31, 1517, when he nailed 95 “Theses” or issues to the door of his Wittenberg Church in what is now Germany.[1]