Martin Luther- Church Reformer Flashcards
Early life and education
- rich large family
- father wanted him to become a lawyer
- studied law at University of Erfurt
- 1505 Luther caught in a thunderstorm AMD became a monk
- joined Augustinians
- studied theology at Erfurt
What order of monks did Luther join?
Augustinians
What year did Luther get caught in the thunderstorm?
1505
When and where did Luther can his title Professor Of Theology ?
1512, became Professor of Theology at the University of Wittenburg
(Recently opened by ruler of saxony Frederick The Wise)
Why was Luther unhappy as a monk? What did he believe?
- church said “Salvation=Faith+Good Works”
- Luther said “Salvation = Faith”
called Justification by Faith Alone
Who ordered and why was the selling of indulgences re-introduced?
Pope Leo X (Lorenzo De Medici’s son)
To pay for St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome
Who sold indulgences around Luther’s area?
John Tetzel sold them around Wittenburg
What did Luther do about the selling of indulgences in his area?
1517, sent letter to bishop Albrecht Of Brandenburg contains 95 theses
Who was Luther’s bishop?
Albrecht Of Brandenburg
Who was Luther’s local friar?
John Tetzel
Who was Luther’s Pope?
Pope Leo X
What did Luther do with the 95 theses? (Apart from the letter)
31st October 1517
Nailed them to Castle Church Door
How did Luther spread his beliefs?
Wrote pamphlets
What did Pope Leo X do about Luther’s 95 Theses? Why didn’t it work?
Told him to come to Rome to be put on trial.
However, Frederick The Wise, proud of his professor, kept him in Wittenburg
What did Luther do that got him in a lot of trouble?
In 1519
At a debate in leipzig
He questioned the authority of the Pope
What was Pope Leo X’s second attempt at stopping Luther’s ideas spreading?
- 1520, wrote a papal bull
- Called Exsurge Domine
- gave 60 days to recant his teachings
What did the church do publically after they sent the papal bull, to show they were for realzies?
What did Luther do in revenge?
They burned his pamphlets publically,
Luther burned the papal bull publically
When Luther refused to can’t his teachings what did the church do?
- gave up
- got Charles V to deal with him
Why didn’t Charles V just execute Luther immediately?
Because Luther’s protector, Frederick The Wise was one of the seven princes that voted Charles V to be the Holy Roman Emperor
Who was Luther’s Holy Roman Emperor?
Charles V
What did Frederick convince Charles V to do with Luther?
Allow him safe conduct to the Diet Of Worms
When was the Diet Of Worms?
April 1521
What happened at the diet of worms?
- refused to take back teachings
- condemned heretic
- allowed to return to saxony, but after, could be killed
What law condemned Luther as an outlaw?
The Edict of Worms
