Person:Martin Luther (1)

  1. Martin Luther1483 - 1546
  2. Jacob Luther1490 - 1571
m. 13 Jun 1525
  1. Johannes Luther1526 - 1575
  2. Elizabeth Luther1527 - 1528
  3. Magdalene Luther1529 - 1542
  4. Martin Luther1531 - 1565
  5. Paul Luther1533 - 1593
  6. Margaretha Luther1534 - 1570
Facts and Events
Name Martin Luther
Gender Male
Birth[1] 10 Nov 1483 Eisleben, Sachsen, Preußen, Germany
Marriage 13 Jun 1525 Wittenberg, Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germanyto Katharina von Bora
Death[1] 18 Feb 1546 Eisleben, Sachsen, Preußen, Germany
Burial? Wittenberg, Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Reference Number? Q9554?


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Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author and hymnwriter. A former Augustinian friar, he is best known among Christians as the seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation and as the namesake of Lutheranism.

Luther was ordained to the priesthood in 1507. He came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church; in particular, he disputed the view on indulgences. Luther proposed an academic discussion of the practice and efficacy of indulgences in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517. His refusal to renounce all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the Holy Roman Emperor.

Luther taught that salvation and, consequently, eternal life are not earned by good deeds but are received only as the free gift of God's grace through the believer's faith in Jesus Christ as redeemer from sin. His theology challenged the authority and office of the pope by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge, and opposed sacerdotalism by considering all baptized Christians to be a holy priesthood. Those who identify with these, and all of Luther's wider teachings, are called Lutherans, though Luther insisted on Christian or Evangelical (German: evangelisch) as the only acceptable names for individuals who professed Christ.

His translation of the Bible into the German vernacular (instead of Latin) made it more accessible to the laity, an event that had a tremendous impact on both the church and German culture. It fostered the development of a standard version of the German language, added several principles to the art of translation, and influenced the writing of an English translation, the Tyndale Bible. His hymns influenced the development of singing in Protestant churches. His marriage to Katharina von Bora, a former nun, set a model for the practice of clerical marriage, allowing Protestant clergy to marry.

In two of his later works, Luther expressed antagonistic, violent views towards Jews and called for the burnings of their synagogues and their expulsion. In addition to Jews, these works also targeted Roman Catholics, Anabaptists, and nontrinitarian Christians. Based upon his significant Antisemitic teachings, the prevailing view among historians is that his anti-Jewish rhetoric contributed significantly to the development of Antisemitism in Germany and of the Nazi Party. Luther died in 1546 with Pope Leo X's excommunication still in effect.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Martin Luther, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2.   Martin Luther, in Find A Grave.