Martin Luther
Martin Luther was born on November 10, 1483, in Eisleben, Germany. He grew up in a time when there was basically one religion to look upon. Luther was raised Catholic by his family that was held together by his father, Hans. Hans was a miner, and he worked his way up to the middle class by leasing mines and furnaces. With the money that he earned, be bought his family a house, and he became a well respected citizen of their new hometown, Mansfeld. At seven years old, Martin began his schooling to fill his father's dream of becoming a lawyer. At school, he learned the basics and was taught Latin. The students were not only to learn how to speak Latin, but they also had to speak the language at all times. At age thirteen, Luther was moved to a new school in the city of Magdenburg. His time spent there was short. Martin finished off his boarding school years at St. George's School, located in Eisenach. Hans Luther sent his son to the University of Erfurt to maintain the dream of him becoming a lawyer. By 1505, Luther had completed the Bachelor's program and received his Master's degree. He was on his way to becoming the lawyer that his father had always dreamed of, until July of that same year (Early Years).
July 2, 1505, on his way back to the University after visiting his family, Martin was caught in a thunderstorm, and a flash of lightning struck him. In the open field where he laid, he promised he would become a monk, if St. Ann will save him. After hearing about his promise, Martin's friends were shocked, and his father was angered that he had spent a large amount of money to send his son to school (Audi).
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