Luther
On Oct 31, 1517, a German Augustinian monk named Martin Luther, posted a document on the doors of the church you see above that included ninety five propositions that he thought deserved to be debated publicly. The propositions questioned the right of the Roman Catholic church, and the rights of the Pope more specifically, to sell indulgences. Luther's public action unleashed an international rage that had been building for decades. Within weeks his Ninety-Five Theses were being read all over the world, translated and printed on the hundreds of printing presses all over Europe. The international Roman Catholic church was never the same again.
- Biography
- Ninety-Five Theses
- Bibliography
