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= Martin Luther by Jack Jones = = =

Here are a few details about my life:
My name is Martin Luther [pictured to left]. I was born on November 10th 1483 and I died on February 18th 1546. I was a German monk, theologian and church reformer. I was born to Hans Luder and Margarethe Lindemann. I moved to Mansfield when I was 1 year old where my father was a leaseholder of copper mines and smelters and served as one of four representatives at the local council. I was educated in a school operated by a lay group called the Brethren of the Common Life. I later went to the University of Erfurt. On July 2, 1505 I was struck by lightning bolt. I told my father that I was terrified of death and divine judgment so I cried out “Help! Saint Anna, I will become a monk!

I contributed to the Renaissance in the following ways:
I carried the Renaissance into the field of religion. In 1516-17, Johann Tetzel was sent to sell indulgences to raise money to repair St Peter’s Basilica. On October 31, I wrote to Albrecht, Archbishop of Mainz and Magdeburg. , protesting the sale of indulgences. I included in my letter a copy of his "Disputation of Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences," which became known as //The 95 Theses//. I nailed this book to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg which started the Protestant Reformation.

I think these contributions were particularly important because:
I think these contributions were particularly important because I took religion in the Renaissance and as everybody believed in God it was a very important time for religion.

The picture shown here is of the 95 Theses which helps to show that:
the 95 Theses shows my displeasure about the sale of indulgences and this start the birth of Protestantism.