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Ninety-five Theses

Martin Luther, a professor at the University of Wittenberg, came out with his Ninety-five Theses against the sale of indulgences; this day is conventionally taken as the start of the Reformation.

Date
31 October 1517exact dateDate in the Julian calendar
Place
Wittenbergtoday: Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany · Western and Central Europe
Participants
Martin Luther
Threads
Europe and the Ottoman Empire: the end of the Middle Ages
Also known as
Начало Реформации; Девяносто пять тезисов

On 31 October 1517 Luther sent the theses to Albert of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Mainz, under whose patronage the indulgences were being sold. The well-known story of Luther nailing the theses to the door of the Castle Church appeared only after his death, and historians dispute its reliability. The theses were quickly copied and reprinted — in Basel, Leipzig and Nuremberg.

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  • Gutenberg Biblebetween 1454 and 1455 · Western and Central Europeprinting helped the theses spread quickly

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Ninety-five Theses
  2. Wikipedia (Russian): 95 тезисов
  3. Brecht M. Martin Luther: His Road to Reformation, 1483–1521 / Transl. J. L. Schaaf. — Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1985.
  4. Wikidata: Q157506