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Who was the famous monk who posted his “95 theses” on the door of the Catholic Church?
A
Martin Luther
B
Martin Anderson
C
David Rodriguez III
D
Daetrel Gillespie VII
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses against papal indulgences, or the atonement of sins through monetary payment, on the door of the church at Wittenberg, Germany.

Detailed explanation-2: -On Oct. 31, 1517, an obscure German professor of theology named Martin Luther launched an attack on the Roman Catholic Church by nailing his 95 Theses to the door of Wittenberg’s Castle Church-a story that has been repeated for hundreds of years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ninety-five Theses, propositions for debate concerned with the question of indulgences, written (in Latin) and possibly posted by Martin Luther on the door of the Schlosskirche (Castle Church), Wittenberg, on October 31, 1517. This event came to be considered the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.

Detailed explanation-4: -His “95 Theses, ‘’ which propounded two central beliefs-that the Bible is the central religious authority and that humans may reach salvation only by their faith and not by their deeds-was to spark the Protestant Reformation.

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