Martin Luther (1483-1546) |
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| Today, if you want people to talk about something, you might post an article on the Internet. Then, in Luther's town, you nailed a list of 'articles' (things for discussion) to the doors of the Castle Church. | |
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Monument of Luther's 95 Articles |
The Castle Church doors at Wittenberg |
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Photos by Galen R. Frysinger www.galenfrysinger.com/wittenberg.htm |
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| On 31 October 1517, Martin Luther nailed a list of 95(!) things to talk about to the door. They were about the "Indulgences" the church offered. These had come to be seen as a way for people to "buy off " the wrong things they had done by paying money to the church. The list was soon translated from Latin into German, printed, and distributed in thousands. Luther had gone public. | |
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