Protestant Reformation Project
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- People in the reformation had many complaints about the catholic church in the 16th century, there was a practice called selling indulgences which was the strongest cause of rejection. This was in the Wittenberg church.
- Matrin luther publishes the 95 theses in the begining of the protestant reformation in october 31, 1517
- Buy Indulgences
- The 95 theses by Martin Luther is an argumentation on the the power of indulgences written in 1517.
- In January 1521, Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther. Three months later, Luther was called to defend his beliefs before Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms, where he was famously daring. For his refusal to contradict his writings, the emperor declared him an outlaw and a heretic.
- The diet of worms in 1521 was an imperial council that was called to assemble to decide the fate of Martin Luther, it was held in worms, Germany
- The most important and influential translation of the Bible into German is the Luther Bible, completed in 1534. It was the first translation, mainly, from the original Hebrew and Greek and not translated from the Latin Vulgate.
- In the start of the 16th century, many events led to the Protestant Reformation. Clergy abuse caused people to begin criticising the Catholic Church. The greed and scandalous lives of the clergy had created a split between them and the peasants.
- The Protestant Reformation led to modern democracy, skepticism, capitalism, individualism, civil rights, and many of the modern values we cherish today. The Protestant Reformation increased literacy throughout Europe and ignited a renewed passion for education.
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