HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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was sentenced to death.
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Nailed his “95 Theses” on the wall of the church in Wittenberg.
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got married.
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quit his job.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Where and when did the Reformation start? 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. Learn more about Luther’s Ninety-five Theses.
Detailed explanation-2: -Protestant Reformation began in 1517 with Martin Luther The Reformation generally is recognized to have begun in 1517, when Martin Luther (1483–1546), a German monk and university professor, posted his ninety-five theses on the door of the castle church in Wittenberg. Luther argued that the church had to be reformed.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -On October 31, 1517, Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Church of Wittenberg and sent copies to the higher authorities of the Catholic Church. The posting of the 95 Theses is considered by many the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
Detailed explanation-5: -Reformation Day, anniversary of the day Martin Luther is said to have posted his Ninety-five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany (October 31, 1517), later identified by Protestants as the beginning of the Reformation. (See Researcher’s Note: The posting of the theses.)