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In 1516-17, Johann Tetzel, a Dominican friar and papal commissioner for indulgences, was sent to Germany by the Roman Catholic Church to sell indulgences to raise money to rebuild St Peter's Basilica in Rome
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and to test everything himself by experience
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In 1516-17, Johann Tetzel, a Dominican friar and papal commissioner for indulgences, was sent to Germany by the Roman Catholic Church to sell indulgences to raise money to rebuild St Peter's Basilica in Rome.[27] Roman Catholic theology stated that faith alone, whether fiduciary or dogmatic, cannot justify man;[28] and that only such faith as is active in charity and good works (fides caritate formata) can justify man.[29] The benefits of good works could be obtained by donating money to the church.
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As a result of this and his revolutionary theological views, his legacy remains controversial
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[Eisleben], [Electorate of SaxonyDied {death date and age
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Martin Luther (German pronunciation: [ˈmaʁtin ˈlʊtɐ] 1483 – 1546)
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Martin Luther 
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Martin Luther was born to Hans Luder (or Ludher, later Luther)[10] and his wife
Margarethe (née Lindemann) on 10 November, 1483 in Eisleben, Germany, then part of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Portraits of Hans and Margarethe Luther by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1527
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Martin Luther (1483 – 1546) changed the course of Western civilization by initiating the Protestant Reformation.[1] As a priest and theology professor, he confronted indulgence salesmen with his 95 Theses in 1517. Luther strongly disputed their claim that freedom from God's punishment of sin could be purchased with money. His refusal to retract all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms meeting in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the emperor.
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uther taught that salvation is a free gift of God and received only by grace through faith in Jesus as redeemer from sin, not from good works. His theology challenged the authority of the pope of the Roman Catholic Church by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge[2] and opposed sacerdotalism by considering all Christians to be a holy priesthood.[3] Those that identify with Luther's teachings are called Lutherans.
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Mike Tobey-MckenzieThis is an overall history of Martin Luther and his credentials.
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