Timeline of Martin ’s Life

1483 born at Eisleben, Nov. 10 to Hans and Margarete Luder; baptized Nov. 11 (St. Martin’s Day) 1484 family moves to , where Hans works in mining 1498 enters school at Eisenach 1501 university student at Erfurt 1502 earns B. A. in liberal arts 1503 accidentally cuts his leg and almost dies 1505 earns M. A.; vows to become monk and enters cloister of St. Augustine at Erfurt 1507 ordained a priest 1508 instructor at 1509 earns Bachelor of Theology; returns to Erfurt to lecture 1510-11 trip to Rome on Augustinian business 1512 earns Doctor of Theology; becomes professor of Biblical Studies 1517 posts The 95 Theses on Oct. 31 1518 ; appears before Cajetan at 1519 with Johann von Eck 1520 The Babylonian Captivity of the Church; The Freedom of a Christian; burning of the papal bull 1521 (“Here I stand”); “kidnapped” and taken to 1522 returns to Wittenberg 1523 publication of German New Testament 1524 conflict with Karlstadt 1525 attempts to check the Peasants’ Insurrection; marries 1526 The German Mass and Order of Service 1527 composes “A Mighty Fortress”; Lutheran Church becomes state church in 1529 writes catechisms; 1530 Diet at Augsburg (); father’s death 1531 mother’s death 1534 first edition of complete German Bible 1536 The Wittenberg Concord with and Wolfgang Capito 1537 prepares the Schmalkald Articles 1546 dies Feb. 18 in Eisleben, buried at Wittenberg

Cast of Characters Related to Luther and the

John Wycliffe (c. 1331-1384): reformer and Bible translator in England, condemned a heretic in 1415; influenced John Huss Jan Hus (John Huss) (c. 1372-1415): reformer in Bohemia (), burned at the stake for challenging authority of the ; influenced Luther (c. 1460-1524): Vicar General of the Augustinian friars in , Luther’s confessor, dean of theology faculty at the University of Wittenberg (1475-1521): Pope (1513-21), granted for donating to reconstruction of St. Peter’s Basilica; excommunicated Luther Albrecht (Albert) of : Archbishop of Mainz (1514-45); Archbishop of (1513- 45) John (Johannes) Tetzel (1465-1519): seller who ran into Luther in Wittenberg Sylvester Prierias (cf. 1456-1527): official in Rome assigned to write against Luther Frederick the Wise (1463-1525): Elector (prince) of Saxony (1486-1525), including Wittenberg; early supporter of Luther; kidnapped Luther to protect him Thomas (Cardinal) Cajetan (1469-1534): Catholic cardinal (1517-1534); Luther appeared before him in Augsburg, but Luther would not recant (c. 1490-1529): liaison between papal court and Frederick the Wise; met with Luther in 1519 to negotiate a quieting of the controversy over indulgences Johann von Eck (1486-1543): professor, debated with Luther and Karlstadt as defender of Catholicism; secured papal bull against Luther Charles V (1500-58): emperor of (Germany) (1519-56); summoned Luther to appear before the Diet of Worms; condemned Luther as heretic in Edict of Worms Lucas Cranach (the Elder) (c. 1472-1553): court painter to Electors of Saxony, who did many portraits; friend of Luther Andreas von Karlstadt (1486-1541): Luther’s colleague at Wittenberg who took the reformation to an extreme while Luther was in hiding Thomas Müntzer (c. 1489-1525): radical reformer and leader of peasant revolt in 1525 Katharina von Bora (1499-1552): who became Luther’s wife John the Steadfast (1468-1532): Elector of Saxony (1525-32), brother and successor of Frederick the Wise; steadfast against Charles V; leader of of Protestant states Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531): leader of Reformation in Switzerland; met with Luther at Marburg Colloquy to find unity, but disagreed over Lord’s Supper, beginning Reformed tradition (1497-1560): professor at Wittenberg; presented Augsburg Confession at Diet of Augsburg (1493-1555): professor at Wittenberg and friend of Luther; translated works of Luther and Melanchthon; with Luther at his death and preached funeral sermon