The 95 theses were written during a period in European history known as the reformation. They furthered the ideology of the reformation by questioning the authority of the Catholic church. As a result, Protestantism began to get a hold in Europe. In response to these and other challenges, the Catholic church began the Counter-Reformation.
Martin Luther, a German monk, protested abuses by the Catholic Church by posting his Ninety-Five Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany in 1517. This event is often considered the catalyst for the Protestant Reformation.
The Ninety-Five Theses was the document in which Luther explained ninety-five corruptions in the Roman Catholic Church, which was nailed by him into the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany.
The Lutheran Church, named after Martin Luther (NOT Martin Luther King, Jr) began in 1517 when Martin Luther posted the Ninety-Five Theses upon the Roman Catholic Church in Germany, and the ideas spread around Europe, forming the Lutheran Church.
Martin Luther.
Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Catholic Church due to his Ninety-Five Theses, which he posted on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517. In these theses, Luther criticized the selling of indulgences by the Catholic Church, questioning its authority and practices. This led to a chain reaction of events that ultimately resulted in Luther's excommunication in 1521.
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Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31, 1517. He was concerned over the use of indulgences in the Catholic Church.
AFter he nailed them to the Catholic church door, the church eventually read them and changed their ways.
Martin Luther
It started in Germany with Martin Luther and in England with people like William Tyndale. Basically, it started where ever those who started to draw away and reform from the Roman Catholic church.
Martin Luther (NOT King!) wrote his 95 theses against indulgences and other church abuses, and nailed them on the door of the Castle church in Wittenberg, Germany in 1517.
The Wittenberg Church.