Martin Luther was born in 1483 in Eisleben, Germany. He was the son of a successful miner. His father wanted young Martin to become a lawyer, but God had another plan. One day Martin was walking outside during a violent storm. Luther hit the ground after being struck by lightning. He cried out to St. Ann for help and if he was spared, he said he would devote his life to serving God and become a monk. He lived and was a man to his word, hence becoming a monk.
             He tried to have faith in god by believing, trusting, and obeying. He found a problem with his profession, though, and it was not that his parents disproved it. The problem was shared by many at the time, and now they had a leader in Martin Luther. The problem was the Catholic Church. The Church, Martin thought, was corrupt. The Church was taking money from sinners so that the sinners would have to spend less time in Pergitory. They also claimed you could buy dead relative's way out. There were other problems too.
             Martin did something about his anger. He made a stand that would change the world forever. Martin Luther wrote the 95 Theses, which told what he thought was wrong with the church. He nailed it to the door on the Wittenberg's All Saints Church. (The original door was burned down but the existing door has the 95 Thesis ingraved in it. ) He sent this to his friends, priests, bishops, and anybody in power that he could.
             The church was outraged. They knew if he stuck to his beliefs, he could become powerful and have many followers. The church tried to convince Luther to give up his beliefs, but Martin would not hear of it. In 1520, Martin was excommunicated. Martin responded by burning a copy of the papal bull, which was a paper threatening his excommunication, and also burning books of the existing church order. An oak tree is standing in this spot now, which was planted in 1830.
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