Luther posts his 95 Theses

(October 31, 1517) LutherMartin Luther (A.D. 1483–1546) German theologian, pastor, professor at the University of Wittenberg, ex-monk, and founding figure of Protestantism. ... more posts his Ninety-five Theses on the church door in WittenbergNorthern German town where Luther taught in its university from 1511 until his death and where the Protestant Reformation began and remained the cente... more announcing an academic disputationInitially was an academic debate conducted in a university in the high and late middle ages, but later grew to include formal public theological debat... more (debate) about the theology of indulgences. They are immediately published without Luther’s knowledge,,leading to the split with the popeThe Roman Catholic bishop of Rome who is regarded as the successor of the chief apostle, Peter, and as the Vicar of Christ is the holder of the Aposto... more and the Protestant Reformation(A.D. 1517) The Protestant Reformation begins as Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses, largely in response to the widespread abuses caused by the aggress... more.