What is Martin Luther known for?
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Reformation
He split the Christian church.
💡 Did you know? Martin Luther's criticism triggered the Reformation and split Western Christianity.
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What did Luther publish in 1517?
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95 Theses
Against the sale of indulgences.
💡 Did you know? His 95 Theses of 1517 attacked the sale of indulgences: legend says he nailed them to the church door in Wittenberg.
What was Luther's core idea?
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by faith alone
Not by money or works.
💡 Did you know? His core idea: a person is justified „by faith alone“, not by good works or indulgences.
What did Luther translate into German?
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the Bible
He thereby shaped the German language.
💡 Did you know? His Bible translation made scripture readable for all and shaped written German to this day.
What emerged from the Reformation?
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Protestantism
A new denomination.
💡 Did you know? From the Reformation came Protestantism: today with hundreds of millions of believers.
Foto: Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Which figure is shown here?
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Martin Luther
Martin Luther triggered the Reformation with his 95 Theses in 1517 and translated the Bible into German.
💡 Did you know? His Bible translation, begun at the Wartburg, decisively helped form written German.
In which year was Martin Luther born?
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1483
Born: 10 November 1483 in Eisleben
In which year did Martin Luther die?
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1546
Died: 18 February 1546 in Eisleben, aged 62
Where was Martin Luther born?
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Eisleben
Born: 10 November 1483 in Eisleben
How old was Martin Luther at death?
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62
Died: 18 February 1546 in Eisleben, aged 62
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