German Reprimation-Martin Luther

• 1483-desolation and disease-plague can wipe out entire towns, most children dead before they were 5
• only consolation was the church and promise of heaven-which made it most powerful-really rich, but also corrupt
• 1546-Luther travels to Eisleben on his final journey
• Came from Northern Germany with the Church as a major thing there
• Church declared everything
• Luther was an alter boy and sang in the choir
• His father broke free from the futile system- he was really hard on Luther and judged him-wanted him to become a lawyer
• Luther was always afraid of failing
• Enrolled in the university of Erford-gained his bachelor and masters
• Great center of the Church
• 1505- the plague struck Erford-Black Death
• 3 of Luther's friends were killed by the disease
• Returning home from visiting his family, he was caught in a thunderstorm, he vowed himself to become a monk
• He finally took charge of his life and did what he wanted
• Welcomed into the heart of the Catholic church
• Devoted himself to the church life and graduated to the black robe monks
• They imitated what happened to Christ
• The years in the monastery ruined his health
• Different from other monks because he carried about reconciled to God
• Went to Rome on a pilgrimage
• 1510- arrived in Rome when Rennaissance was in its height
• Overwhelmed by the city
• It was as much about money as it was religion
• Didn't like the way reflected Christianity
• Stayed in penance for a really long time
• Went to Wittenburg monastery
• Was taken under the wing of one of the monks and was made professor of bible study