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Martin Luther OSA (/ ˈ l uː θ ər /; German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ⓘ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar. Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism.
Martin Luther, (born Nov. 10, 1483, Eisleben, Saxony—died Feb. 18, 1546, Eisleben), German priest who sparked the Reformation. Luther studied philosophy and law before entering an Augustinian monastery in 1505.
Martin Luther was a famous sixteenth-century German theologian and religious reformer whose writing helped spark the Protestant Reformation.
Oct 29, 2009 · Religion. Martin Luther and the 95 Theses. By: History.com Editors. Updated: June 6, 2019 | Original: October 29, 2009. copy page link. Print Page. Prisma/UIG/Getty Images. Born in Eisleben,...
Martin Luther, a 16th-century monk and theologian, was one of the most significant figures in Christian history. His beliefs helped birth the Reformation —which would give rise to Protestantism as the third major force within Christendom, alongside Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.
Oct 23, 2017 · Luther was one of those figures who touched off something much larger than himself; namely, the Reformation—the sundering of the Church and a fundamental revision of its theology. Once he...
German theologian, professor, pastor, and church reformer. Luther began the Protestant Reformation with the publication of his Ninety-Five Theses on October 31, 1517. In this publication, he attacked the Church’s sale of indulgences. He advocated a theology that rested on God’s gracious activity in Jesus Christ, rather than in human works.
