Martin Luther21 October 1517
Luther is said to have posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany
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Luther is said to have posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany
Disagrees with selling remissions for sins.
Luther expresses doubts over the legitimacy of indulgences and the Plenitudo Potestatis of the Pope.
Luther nails a list of 95 theses attacking use of indulgences on the Church door at Wittemberg.
Luther protests against the corruption in Rome & Germany.
The 95 Theses which spread over most of Europe within 1 yr are provoked by the sale of Papal indulgences by the Archbishop of Mainz.
The 95 Theses which spread over most of Europe within 1 yr are provoked by the sale of Papal indulgences by the Archbishop of Mainz. Luther nails a list of 95 theses attacking use of indulgences on the Church door at Wittemberg. Disagrees with selling remissions for sins
The 95 Theses which spread over most of Europe within 1 yr are provoked by the sale of Papal indulgences by the Archbishop of Mainz. Luther nails a list of 95 theses attacking use of indulgences on the Church door at Wittemberg. Disagrees with selling remissions for sins. Triggers off the Reformation
Luther begins his Reformation by criticizing the selling of indulgences, insisting that the Pope had no authority over purgatory and that the Catholic doctrine of the merits of the saints had no foundation in the gospel
Luther debates with Johann Eck arguing that sola scriptura (scripture alone) is the basis for Christian faith and doctrine
Luther debates with Johann Eck arguing that sola scriptura (scripture alone) is the basis for Christian faith and doctrine
Pope Leo X had issues the Papal Bull Exsurge Domine, demanding that Luther retract forty-one of his 95 theses criticising the Church
In The Christian Nobility of the German Nation, Luther outlines the doctrine of the Priesthood of all believers and denies the authority of the Pope to interpret, or confirm interpretation of the Bible
Luther publishes To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church, and On the Freedom of a Christian
Burns the papal bull condemning his 95 theses & is excommunicated by Pope Leo X
Pope Leo X wishes for Martin Luther to recant 41 of these theses, which Luther famously refused to do before the Diet of Worms in 1521, thus symbolically initiating the Protestant reformation
Luther appears at the Diet before Charles V to to answer charges of heresy
On refusing to recant Luther is declared a heretic and is excommunicated by Pope Leo X
Luther gives up monastic life & abandons his vows
Formalizes the basis of Protestant worship
Luther meets the Swiss Reformer Ulrich Zwingli to discuss the issue of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Both parties are unable to come to an agreement, with Luther defending his view of a Sacramental Union of the body and blood and the bread and wine as opposed to the symbolic view of Zwingli
Designed to engender reconciliation with the Catholic Church. At the Diet of Augsburg Lutherans deliver the Confession of Augsburg. A statement of faith prepared by Philip Melanchthon
A statement of Protestant faith held by the German reformers
Presented Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg & forming the creed of the Lutheran Church
Presented to Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg, the creed of the Lutheran Church
Following conflict between the Catholic and Protestant cantons of the Swiss confederacy, Zwingli is killed during the Battle of Kappel
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