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Tour the Germany of Luther’s Reformation 500 years later
The New York Post ^ | October 31, 2017 | By James Nevius

Posted on 10/31/2017 2:42:29 PM PDT by TBP

On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his now world-famous 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany.

Luther’s complaints about the Roman Catholic practice of selling indulgences (the forgiving of sins) launched the Protestant Reformation, forever altering the cultural, political, religious and artistic landscape of Europe and the world.

As we approach the five-hundredth anniversary of this earth-shaking event, there’s no better place to explore Luther and the Reformation than his native Germany.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Travel
KEYWORDS: 500years; 95theses; germany; luther; reformation; reformation500; reformation500anniv
Five hundred years ago today, October 31, 1517, a man nailed some paper to a door and changed the world.
1 posted on 10/31/2017 2:42:29 PM PDT by TBP
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To: TBP

Seems like only yesterday...


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