3 avr. 1516 - 1517
Luther preaches against the selling of
indulgences. On October 31, he nails the 95
Theses to the door of Lutherstadt Wittenberg's Castle Church. Translated from Latin into German,
this printed declaration spreads like
wildfire. Martin also changes his name from Luder to Luther, which may have been a Greek
play on words: Martinus Eleutherios, or "Martin the Free One".