MARTIN LUTHER ,FOUNDER OF PROTESTANT AGAINST ROMAN CATHOLIC BORN 1483 NOVEMBER 10
MARTIN LUTHER ,FOUNDER OF PROTESTANT AGAINST ROMAN CATHOLIC BORN 1483 NOVEMBER 10 Martin Luther, O.S.A. (/ˈluːθər/;[1] German: [ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈlʊtɐ] (About this sound listen); 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, monk,[2] and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation. Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. He strongly disputed the Catholic view on indulgences as he understood it to be, that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. Luther proposed an academic discussion of the practice and efficacy of indulgences in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517. His refusal to renounce all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the Pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the Emperor. Luther taught that salvation and, consequently, eternal...