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All Saints’ Day
All Saints' Day (November 1): its history from the Pantheon to Gregory IV, Rome's teaching on the intercession and merits of the saints, its place in the beginning of the Reformation, and a biblical response.
All Saints’ Day
All Saints' Day (November 1): its history from the Pantheon to Gregory IV, Rome's teaching on the intercession and merits of the saints, its place in the beginning of the Reformation, and a biblical response.
Andreas Carlstadt
A short biography of Andreas Bodenstein von Carlstadt (1486–1541), Luther’s senior colleague at Wittenberg, leader of the Wittenberg reforms of 1521–22, and later professor at Basel.
Frederick the Wise
Prince Frederick III (Frederick the Wise) of Saxony protected Martin Luther during the early days of the Reformation.
Hans Tausen
A short biography of Hans Tausen (1494–1561), “the Luther of Denmark,” preacher at Viborg and Copenhagen and bishop of Ribe.
Hieronymus Schulz
Luther’s own bishop, who first counseled silence and then vowed to see the monk in the fire.
Johannes Bugenhagen
A short biography of Johannes Bugenhagen (1485–1558), “Doctor Pomeranus,” Luther’s pastor at Wittenberg and the organizer of the Lutheran churches of northern Germany and Denmark.
Justus Jonas
A short biography of Justus Jonas (1493–1555), Luther’s colleague at Wittenberg, translator, preacher, reformer of Halle, and witness of Luther’s death.
Martin Luther
A biography of Martin Luther (1483–1546): the troubled monk of Erfurt, the gate of paradise in Romans 1:17, the Ninety-Five Theses, Leipzig, Worms, the Wartburg and the German Bible, Katie and the hymns, and the gospel of justification by faith alone.
Martin Luther’s Travels
An interactive chronological map of Martin Luther’s life and travels through Eisleben, Erfurt, Rome, Wittenberg, Worms, and the Wartburg.
Mikael Agricola
A short biography of Mikael Agricola (c. 1509–1557), Luther’s student, translator of the Finnish New Testament, first Protestant bishop of Turku, and father of Finnish literature.
Nikolaus von Amsdorf
A short biography of Nikolaus von Amsdorf (1483–1565), Luther’s friend at Leipzig and Worms, reformer of Magdeburg, first Protestant bishop of Naumburg, and strict defender of Luther’s teaching.
NINETY-FIVE THESES
The Ninety-Five Theses of Martin Luther, posted at Wittenberg in 1517 to debate indulgences.
Olaus and Laurentius Petri
A short account of the brothers Olaus Petri (d. 1552) and Laurentius Petri (1499–1573), Wittenberg-trained reformers of Sweden, translators of the Swedish Bible, and first Lutheran archbishop of Uppsala.
Philip Melanchthon
A short biography of Philip Melanchthon (1497–1560), Luther’s colleague at Wittenberg, author of the Loci Communes and the Augsburg Confession, and the Preceptor of Germany.
The Colloquy of Marburg
The Colloquy of Marburg, 1529: Philip of Hesse's attempt to unite Luther and Zwingli, the fifteen Marburg Articles, the one point they could not sign together, and why the division over the Lord's Supper still matters.
