Martin Luther until 1512
- During a terrible storm that Luther decided to become a monk
- Caught in a horrific thunderstorm where he feared for his life
- Luther cried out to St. Anne, the patron saint of miners
- "Save me, St. Anne, and I’ll become a monk!” The storm subsided and he was saved
- Greatly disappointed his father, but he felt he must keep a promise
- He earned his bachelor's degree in the Four Books of Sentences by Peter Lombard, (the main theology textbook of the time).
- He earned his bachelor's degree in the Four Books of Sentences by Peter Lombard, (the main theology textbook of the time).
Step 5
- Johann Staupitz, Luther's Augustinian superior, also the dean of the theology faculty at Wittenberg University, transferred him back to Wittenberg to teach theology and work on his doctorate.
- Luther began his second teaching at the University of Wittenberg
- Luther awarded Doctorate of Theology
- http://www.welcometohosanna.com/MARTIN_LUTHER/1EARLY_YEARS.html
- http://www.luther.de/en/geburt.html
- http://www.luther.de/en/leben/moench.html
- http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-9389283#early-life
- Theologian (1483–1546)
- Born in Germany
- Became one of the most influential figures in Christian history when he began the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century
- 1501, he entered the University of Erfurt, where he received a Master of Arts degree (in grammar, logic, rhetoric and metaphysics).
- One of the best German universities at this time
Hans and Margarethe
theology textbook, the Book of Sentences
University of Wittenberg