His refusal to renounce all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the Holy Roman Emperor.
Luther proposed an academic discussion of the practice and efficacy of indulgences in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517. He came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church in particular, he disputed the view on indulgences. Luther was ordained to the priesthood in 1507.
He was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism. Martin Luther OSA ( / ˈ l uː θ ər/ German: ⓘ 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar.
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