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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was Martin Luther?
A
A pope of the Holy Roman Church during Renaissance era
B
A priest that wanted to change the way churches were built
C
A monk who began the Protestant Reformation in early 1500s Europe
D
A monk who started the Holy Roman Church
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Martin Luther, a German teacher and a monk, brought about the Protestant Reformation when he challenged the Catholic Church’s teachings starting in 1517. The Protestant Reformation was a religious reform movement that swept through Europe in the 1500s.

Detailed explanation-2: -PROTESTANT Reformation was a 16th century movement to reform Catholic Church dominated by Rome. Martin Luther was one of the main Protestant reformers. He wrote Ninety Five Theses criticising many practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Martin Luther is one of the most influential figures in Western history. His writings were responsible for fractionalizing the Catholic Church and sparking the Protestant Reformation.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

Detailed explanation-6: -Martin Luther was born in Germany, in Eisleben, on 10 November 1483. He studied law at Erfurt. In 1505, he was caught in a violent storm and vowed to become a monk if he escaped from the thunder. He then became an Augustinian monk.

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