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    reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for sins” as the Catholic Church put it). As a response to this, Martin Luther wrote the 95 Theses as a protest against the selling of indulgences. Martin Luther was born on November 10, 1483 in Eisleben, Saxony to Hans

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    Augustinian monk has taught and inspired the Protestant Reformation. His translation of the Bible has helped to develop the correct version of the German language. Martin Luther was a great man. Martin Luther was born on the 10th of November, 1483 in Eisleben, Germany. Hans and Margaretha Luder were his parents. In 1501, he had been enrolled in the University of Erfurt at the age of seventeen. But all of that changed during a harsh thunderstorm where a lightning bolt struck near him on his way back to

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    Martin Luther: A Brief History/Impact on Western Civiliation Martin Luther was a man with a purpose. Born in 1483 in Eisleben, Martin Luther was a German Monk who started one of the greatest religious revolutions in the history of the Western world. Before discussing the impact of his revolution on the modern world, we must first establish some background information about the man and the Roman Catholic Church. Martin Luther lived a tough childhood where he did not enjoy the customary joys that

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    A Great Report on a Great Man Martin Luther was the son of Hans Luther and Margarethe, and was born on November the 10th of 1483 in Eisleben, Germany. A year later however, Hans’ family moved south of Germany, to Mansfeld. Martin was the eldest among a family of several sons and daughters. Which is one of the reasons why his father had high expectations for Martin's career, to become a lawyer. The other reason being, that Hans knew that mining was a hard business, and he wanted his son to have a

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    Born in Eisleben, Germany, in 1483, Martin Luther went on to become one of Western history’s most significant figures. Luther spent his early years in relative anonymity as a monk and scholar. But in 1517 Luther penned a document attacking the Catholic Church’s corrupt practice of selling “indulgences” to absolve sin. Luther was a highly religious Catholic monk and scholar. He earned his doctoral degree in biblical studies, his intent on nailing the Ninety-Five Thesis to the church door was motivated

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    Martin Luther was born on November 10th, 1483 to Hans and Margarethe Luther. He was born in Eisleben, Germany near the Hartz Mountains. He was born in a common middle-age house, high roof that was all red tile, windows made of a substance called horn, or a translucent type of marble, and dirt floors. Even though Luther was born in Eisleben, he was only raised there until he was six months old. When he was six months old his family moved to Mansfeld, Germany. Here Luther’s father became a successful

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    Why did Martin Luther start the Protestant Reformation? After five centuries, it is easy to reduce the Protestant Reformation to a dispute over corruption in the Roman Catholic Church. But was it dissension over corruption or was it more complex than that? While corruption existed in the Church during the Renaissance, the Reformation was as much about politics, theology, and individualism, as it was about rooting out corruption. When looking at the religious values that guide human choices,

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    Martin Luther Influence

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    The reformation was shaped and initiated by one man: Martin Luther. “Martin Luther became one of the most influential figures in Christian history when he began the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century”. (biography.com) The Protestant Reformation, often just referred to as the reformation, was a time of despair and downfall, yet it still had some prosperity because of Martin Luther. During this time the main ideas in the reformation were to purify the church and make sure that everyone thought

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    Martin Luther was a big deal in history. He had a big part in the reformation. Priests would take your money by telling you that you could get rid of your sin if you paid them. Martin knew that it was all a scam. He started going up against the priests, and telling the people that it was a scam. You could ask for forgiveness from God on your own for free. He fought for what he believed, and he made a good impact in history. Luther was a born in a peasant family. His father worked hard to keep

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    Martin Luther’s “95 Theses”. Born in Eisleben, Saxony, now known as Germany, in the year of 1943, Martin Luther became Western history’s most prominent figures known to mankind. In his early years, Martin Luther spent his time as a scholar and a monk, a member of a certain religious community, usually composed of men who lived under vows of chastity, obedience and poverty. Martin Luther was a part of the Holy Roman Empire where his father was a successful businessman. When he was 13, Luther attended

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