The World Awakens 1400-1600

Martin Luther Martin Luther was born on November 10, 1483 and died on February 18, 1546. Martin Luther lived in Eiselben, Germany. Martin Luther was famous for creating change in the Catholic Church through writing the 95 Theses. The 95 Theses were nailed on the door of the Wittenberg Chapel Church in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31, 1517. These 95 Theses were a series of arguments against the problems and issues which plagued the Catholic Church during the 1500s. Martin Luther’s arguments were published and copied by the printing press and created a major division in the Catholic Church.

Martin Luther continued Martin Luther had numerous difficulties during his movement against the Catholic Church. Martin Luther was ordered to recant his sins against the Catholic Church by Pope Leo X. Martin Luther refused and he was excommunicated by Pope Pius IV. Martin Luther became an outlaw and was ordered to be executed by the Catholic Church for committing heresy. Martin Luther had to go into hiding to avoid the arrest and execution order.

T-Chart - Martin Luther Lived in Germany Went into hiding Created the 95 Theses on October 31, 1517 Same Religious Reformers Argued against Indulgences Persecuted by Catholic Church for creating change John Calvin Lived in France Created the Presbyterian movement in Scotland Created the Puritan movement in England

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