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jul 2, 1501 - monk

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A bolt of lightening knocks Luther, still a student at the University of Erfurt, to the ground and Luther interprets this as a sign that he should become a monk. Two weeks later, he takes his monastic vows at an Augustinian cloister.

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jul 2, 1501
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~ 525 years ago