Martin Luther
10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546
German theologian and former Augustinian monk whose Ninety-five Theses sparked the Protestant Reformation. His German translation of the Bible shaped the modern German language.
Lived at the same time
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Posted the Ninety-five Theses in Wittenberg
31 October 1517
His challenge to the sale of indulgences is traditionally seen as the start of the Reformation.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
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Married Katharina von Bora
13 June 1525
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Published his complete German translation of the Bible
1534
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