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Wittenberg

Germany

The small university town where Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in 1517, igniting the Protestant Reformation and splitting Western Christianity.

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Martin Luther

Martin Luther was a German theologian, priest, and professor whose Ninety-Five Theses (1517) challenging the sale of indulgences ignited the Protestant Reformation. His insistence on justification by faith alone, the authority of Scripture, and the priesthood of all believers permanently fractured Western Christianity and reshaped European civilization.