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Martin Luther

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Martin Luther, oil on panel by Lucas Cranach, 1529; in the Uffizi, Florence.
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Martin Luther,  (born Nov. 10, 1483, Eisleben, Saxony [Germany]—died Feb. 18, 1546, Eisleben), German theologian and religious reformer who was the catalyst of the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. Through his words and actions, Luther precipitated a movement that reformulated certain basic tenets of Christian belief and resulted in the division of Western Christendom between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant traditions, mainly Lutheranism, Calvinism, the Anglican Communion, the Anabaptists, and the Antitrinitarians. He is one of the most influential figures in the history of Christianity.

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The German priest and scholar Martin Luther began the Reformation in 1517. This movement at first sought to change, or reform, the Roman Catholic church. Instead it led to the establishment of Protestantism, one of the major branches of Christianity. The Protestant religion known as Lutheranism grew out of Luther’s teachings.

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(1483-1546). The Protestant Reformation in Germany was inaugurated by Martin Luther in 1517. It was his intent to reform the medieval Roman Catholic church, but the firm resistance of the church to Luther’s challenge led instead to permanent divisions in the structure of Western Christianity (see Reformation).

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