Martin Luther
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Philosophy, Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Reformation, Christianity, Christians, Churches, Theology, Theologians, Protestantism, Protestants, Monks, Nuns, Monasteries, Convents
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, German History
Article abstract: Out of his own personal struggle and his conflict with the Church, Luther developed a theology and a religious movement that rejuvenated the Christian faith and had a profound impact on the social, political, and religious thought of Western society.
Early Life
Martin Luther was born on November 10, 1483, at Eisleben, Saxony, to Hans and Margarethe Luther. Soon after his birth, the family moved to Mansfield, where his father worked in the copper mines, prospering sufficiently to become one of the town’s councillors in 1491. Possessing...
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