Martin Luther

Martin Luther
Luther in 1533 bi Lucas Cranach the Elder
Born	10 November 1483(1483-11-10) Eisleben, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Dee'd	18 Februar 1546(1546-02-18) (aged 62) Eisleben, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Thrift	Monk, Priest, Theologian, Professor
Notable wirk(s)	The Ninety-Five Theses, Luther's Lairge Catechism, Luther's Smaa Catechism, On the Freedom o a Christian
Hauf-marrae(s)	Katharina von Bora
Bairns	Hans (Johannes), Elisabeth, Magdalena, Martin, Paul, Margarethe
Theological work
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Martin Luther OSA (German: [ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ( listen); 10 November 1483 – 18 Februar 1546) wis a German monk, umwhile Catholic priest, professor o theology an seminal figure o a reform movement in 16t century Christianity, subsequently kent as the Protestant Reformation.^[1] He strangly disputit the claim that freedom frae God's punishment for sin could be purchased wi monetary values. He confrontit indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel, a Dominican friar, wi his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517. His refusal tae retract aw o his writins at the demand o Pape Leo X in 1520 an the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet o Worms in 1521 resultit in his excommunication bi the Pape an condemnation as an ootlaw bi the Emperor.