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......
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