Martin Luther and 7100 Martin Luther asteroid - Dresden, Germany
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N 51° 03.093 E 013° 44.458
33U E 411753 N 5656311
Bronze statue of Martin Luther, German theologian and religious reformer who was the catalyst of the 16th-century Protestant Reformation, in front of famous Lutheran Church, Frauenkirche, in Dresden.
Waymark Code: WMJPFV
Location: Sachsen, Germany
Date Posted: 12/13/2013
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The German Augustinian monk and professor of theology Martin Luther strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment of sin could be purchased with money.
In 1517 the priest initiated the Protestant Reformation by nailing his "Ninety-Five Theses" to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. This led to a split in the Church, dividing it into the Protestant and Catholic branches.
Luther also was the first to translate the Bible into German, so that everyone was able to read and understand it.
The in 1885 erected Martin Luther statue near the restored Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) in Dresden, Germany, survived the firebombing of Dresden during World War II.
7100 Martin Luther
7100 Martin Luther (1360 T-2) is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld on plates taken by Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory. It is named for German theologian and religious reformer Martin Luther.