Theologian · 1483 – 1546
Martin Luther
Little-Known Facts
- Luther's translation of the Bible helped standardize the modern German language.
- He married Katharina von Bora, a former nun, setting a model for Protestant clerical marriage.
Myths & Misconceptions
Did Luther dramatically nail the Theses to the church door?
He sent or posted the Ninety-Five Theses in 1517, but the famous image of him hammering them to the Wittenberg church door is a later tradition that historians debate.