Martin Luther Ordained
CA, United StatesApil 4, 1507 Martin Luther is ordained a priest in Erfurt, Germany
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Lutheran History
Shepherd of the Valley 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, CaApril 6, 1528: Albrecht Durer, German painter, engraver, and designer of woodcuts, dies. Famous for his religious scenes, he may have been so influenced by Luther (whom he called "the great Christian man who has helped me out of great anxieties") that he converted to Protestantism. His most popular work is "Praying Hands.
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Lutheran History
Shepherd of the Valley 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, CaApril 9, 1945: The Gestapo hangs German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, after discovering his involvement in a failed plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Bonhoeffer's last recorded words were, "This is the end—for me, the beginning of life"
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Lutheran History
Shepherd of the Valley 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, CaApril 11, 1506: Pope Julius II lays the foundation for the new St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Builders delayed its completion until 1626 due to its immense cost, size, and other factors. Indulgences sold to fund the construction drew criticism from Protestant reformers, most memorably Martin Luther
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Lutheran History
Shepherd of the Valley 4510 North River Road, Oceanside, CaApril 16, 1521: German reformer Martin Luther arrives at the Diet of Worms, convinced he would get the hearing he requested in 1517 to discuss the abuse of indulgences and his "95 Theses." He was astounded when he discovered it would not be a debate, but rather a judicial hearing to see if he wished […]