Personal Life
What was Martin originally going to school to be?
Lawyer
Indulgence
An act of service or a donation to the church that was accompanied by a promise of the Pope for reduced time in purgatory
What scared Luther most about being a Catholic?
Earning his own salvation
What was Luther's nickname in the castle?
Knight George
What "Religious War" did Luther create?
Reformation
What life event changed Martin's college idea?
He got caught in a storm
According to Roman Catholicism, WHERE is the place Christians go after death to be purged of sins that they have not confessed or not done penance for.
Purgatory
Where was Luther sent to "raise his spirits?"
Rome
What did Luther do with the Papal bull?
Burnt it
Why were the common people not able to read the Bible at this time?
Language and lack of copies
What saint did Martin pray to while on the road back to school?
St. Anne
Treasury of Merit
The good things that Christ and the saints have done.
Besides clearing your own time in purgatory, what else could an indulgence do?
Free your relatives
The 95 theses were translated from Latin into what language?
German
Scala Sancta
Steps Jesus climbed to meet Pilate
How many kids did Marty have?
6
95 Theses
Criticizms of what the Catholic church was doing and if they were Biblical or not
What college was Luther transferred to after coming back from Rome?
Erfurt
What day and month did Marty nail the theses to the door?
October 31
Name of the man who sold indulgences
John (Johan) Tetzel
What was Luther's wife's occupation before getting married?
Nun
Purgatory
Purging your sins so you can enter Heaven
How long was Luther a monk for?
15 years
Finish the sentence: "As soon as the coin in the coffer rings..."
"The soul from purgatory springs"
What was the money from indulgences used for?
Building projects