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Martin LutherThe Reformation
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16th Century Europe: The Reformation
Europe in 1560
• At the beginning of the 16th century, Europe was uniformly Catholic.
• By the middle of the 16th century, large sections of Europe were Protestant.
• The shift was part of the Reformation, spurred by the writings of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses, drafted in 1517.
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The Selling of Indulgences
Jorge Breu, 1530 “A Question to a Mintmaker”Depiction of Selling Indulgences
• Prior to 1517, the Catholic Church had been “selling indulgences.”
• Indulgences allowed people to “buy their way into heaven.” Given the right amount of money, the Church would forgive a person’s sins.
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Martin Luther
Collection of Martin Luther’s Writings, 1581
• Martin Luther, a Catholic monk, was troubled by the practice of indulgences and wrote a letter to the Archbishop of Mainz to explain his position.
• The Pope considered Luther’s position to be heretical and excommunicated Luther from the Catholic Church.
• Luther gained support from a group of German Princes who protected Luther and helped him spread his ideas.
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Martin Luther
• Luther gave different accounts of his break with the Catholic Church during his life.
• Today, we are going to explore two documents attributed to Luther that illustrate different motivations for separating from the Catholic Church.
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Why did Martin Luther challenge the Catholic Church?
Central Historical Question
Learning Target: I can explain why Martin Luther broke from the Catholic Church by reading and
understanding two different documents.