Not to be confused with Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther | |
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![]() Martin Luther, painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder | |
Religion | Christian |
Church | Lutheran |
Date of birth | November 10, 1483 |
Place of birth | Eisleben |
Date of death | February 18, 1546 | (aged 62)
Place of death | Eisleben |
Nationality | German |
Known for | Starting the Protestant Reformation |
Written works | The 95 Theses |
Quotation | "I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen." (at the Diet of Worms) |
Martin Luther (10 November 1483 in Eisleben - 18 February 1546 in Eisleben) was a German monk and theologian of Christianity who is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation, a movement that marked the beginning of Protestantism. Luther started the Lutheran Church, the first big Protestant church.