Death of Martin Luther
1546 · Event
Luther dies at Eisleben, the town of his birth, as the Schmalkaldic League prepares for war with the emperor.
On these timelines: The Reformation, Germany, Master, Christianity, Major Religions
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- Luther's September Testament (1522)
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- Wittenberg Movement (1521)
- Luther excommunicated (1521)
- The Leipzig Disputation (1519)
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