PROTESTANT REFORMATION

ORIGIN

• 10/31/1517
• 95 Theses posted on the door of the 'All Saints' Church'
• Began over in Germany
• Spread quick to other areas in Europe
• John Calvin was also instrumental in "reform"

MARTIN LUTHER

• Baptized catholic as a baby
• After going to college and a brief stint in law school
• Luther was unhappy with college education
• After a near death experience he decided to become a monk
• Was eventually ordained as a priest in the Catholic Church

LUTHER'S STUDIES

• Luther frequently studied the bible
• He was unhappy as a priest and monk
• Luther felt like ironically he was more distanced than God
• Martin Luther found "discrepancies" between doctrine and bible
• He began to form the '95 Theses'

95 THESES

• Spoke strongly against the sale of indulgences
• Angered the Pope at the time
• Marked the beginning of reforming the catholic reform
• Spoke against the pope's massive wealth
• He lived extravagantly while majority of congregants were poor

IMPACT

• Previously Catholicism had a big say in politics
• The "reform" took a hit on their political poll
• The modern bible became translated into vernacular
• Many religions based off Luther's ideas formed
• Religious wars all over Europe

IMPACT CONT...

• English church slowly changed
• King Henry declared the Vatican no longer had a a say
• After Luther married, it was allowed for ministers of protestant faith
• The Pope was no longer looked as the overall leader of Europe
• Large war broke out killing 25-40% of the German population