Role of Martin Luther in the Reformation Movement :
Martin Luther was born in a peasant family in Germany. He became a monk of the Augustinian order. When he visited Rome, he was shocked to see the worldliness of the ** of Rome and thus, he thought of breaking away from the ** of Rome. When John Tetzel, the agent of Pope Leo X came to Germany to sell indulgences, Martin Luther opposed it and nailed his famous “95 thesis on the ** of Rome. Thus, ideas of Martin Luther spread across Germany. Thus, began the Reformation Movement in Germany. Martin Luther is called as the Father of Reformation Movement. Martin Luther even burnt the paper order of excommunication for which he was declared as an outlaw by Pope Leo X and he was to be arrested. However, he was given protection by Frederick of Saxony during which ** he translated the into . The people of North Germany protested for the action taken against Martin Luther and they were nicknamed as “*****”.
