Martin Luther was the son of a in 1483 and was the son of the miner. He went to Erfurt and one day he narrowly escaped death by a thunderstorm and from that day forward he became a monk. He was sent to different places like Wittenberg to continue his studies.  In 1510, he went to Rome to do business and saw a lot corruption in the church and other religious places.  He made studies of the bible but he studied most about St. Paul.  He said that Christ was the bridge between God and human.  Another idea was that salvation and forgiveness was sin was solely based on the grace of God.  His thoughts angered the church and it was the cause of the Reformation.  In 1517, he posted the Ninety-Five Theses on a church in Wittenburg.  The Theses criticized the church’s rules.  They spread through Europe and was an enemy of the church.  They tried to arrest him and put him on trail while he would be kill but, he ran away to Wittenburg.  He started Evangelical Churches and got the support from numerous princes.  He got rid of different churches practices like confession and private mass.  Around the time when he died, most of Northern Europe left the RCC for the Evangelic Church.

He is most remembered for his doctrines and his Ninety-Five theses. The Ninety-Five Theses criticized the Church and told what they could do to improve. His Reformation quickly spread throughout of all Europe.  His thoughts and interpretation on the bible is the backbone of Protestant faith.  His Reformation impacted Christianity and Europe.   

He senior quote would be “never give up and keep trying.”  He was arrested multiple times and he never gave up and tried to get people to fight back against corruption. He kept on fighting for his beliefs, he thought the church should be a certain way and people bought into what he was saying and his beliefs quickly spread. 

He would voted most likely to have his words speak louder than his actions.  He didn’t want people to fight in the wars like the peasant war. His Ninety-Five Theses had a great impact on Europe and the RCC.

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Andrew V.