GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Martin Luther creating a competing church to the Catholic Church
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Martin Luther taking over the church at Worms from the Catholic Priest
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Martin Luther writing a book condemning the Catholic Church
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Martin Luther posting his suggestions for reforms to the church to the door of the church
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Reformation is said to have begun when Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, on October 31, 1517.
Detailed explanation-2: -He believed that individuals could be saved only by personal faith in Jesus Christ and the grace of God. He thought the Catholic Church’s practices focusing on works (such as pilgrimages, the sale of indulgences to obtain forgiveness, and prayers addressed to saints) were immoral.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Counter-Reformation largely grew as a response to the Protestant Reformation and was a movement of reform within the Roman Catholic Church.
Detailed explanation-4: -1519: Reformist zeal sweeps the south. 1520: Rome flexes its muscles. 1521: Luther stands firm at Worms. 1525: Rebels are butchered in their thousands. 1530: Protestants fight among themselves. 1536: Calvin strikes a chord with reformers. 1555: Charles V brokers an uneasy peace with Lutherans. More items •31-Jan-2020