Martin Luther
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- World History Encyclopedia - Biography of Martin Luther
- McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Biography of Martin Luther
- Spartacus Educational - Biography of Thomas Müntzer
- Eternal Word Television Network - Biography of Martin Luther
- Spartacus Educational - Biography of Martin Luther
- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Biography of Martin Luther
- History Today - Martin Luther and the German Reformation
- Notable Works:
- “Ninety-five Theses” “Admonition to Peace Concerning the Twelve Articles of the Peasants” “Against the Execrable Bull of the AntiChrist” “Against the Murderous and Robbing Hordes of the Peasants” Articles of Schwabach Schmalkaldic Articles
- Notable Family Members:
- Son of Hans, copper miner and smelter Son of Margaretta Brother of 6 or 7 siblings Spouse of Katerina von Bora Father of six children, four of whom survived to adulthood
- Subjects Of Study:
- Bible Lutheranism real presence authority justification
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Martin Luther, (born November 10, 1483, Eisleben, Saxony [now in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany]—died February 18, 1546, Eisleben), German theologian and religious reformer who was the catalyst of the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. Through his words and actions, Luther precipitated a movement that reformulated certain basic tenets of Christian belief and resulted in the division of Western Christendom between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant traditions, mainly Lutheranism, Calvinism, Anglicanism, the Anabaptists, and the anti-Trinitarians. He is one of the most influential figures in the history of Christianity. Soon after Luther’s birth, his family moved from Eisleben to the small town of Mansfeld, ...(100 of 6836 words)