Martin Luther Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Birth and early life<!--'Hans Luther (15th century)' redirects here-->=== [[File:Hans and Margarethe Luther, by Lucas Cranach the Elder.jpg|thumb|left|Portraits of Luther's parents, Hans and Margarethe Luther, by [[Lucas Cranach the Elder]] in 1527]] [[File:Augustinerkloster Erfurt 19-05-2011 DSCF6253.jpg|thumb|left|In July 1505, Luther entered [[St. Augustine's Monastery (Erfurt)|St. Augustine's Monastery]] in [[Erfurt]]]] [[File:Lutherhaus, Wittenberg.jpg|thumb|Luther's residence at the [[University of Wittenberg]], where he began teaching [[theology]] in 1508]] [[File:Lucas Cranach the Elder - Martin Luther, Bust in Three-Quarter View - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|upright|A 1520 engraving of Luther as a [[friar]] with a [[tonsure]]]] Martin Luther was born on 10 November 1483 to Hans Luder (or Ludher, later Luther)<ref name=Marty1>[[Martin E. Marty|Marty, Martin]]. ''Martin Luther''. Viking Penguin, 2004, p. 1.</ref> and his wife Margarethe (nΓ©e Lindemann) in [[Eisleben]], [[House of Mansfeld|County of Mansfeld]], in the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. Luther was [[Baptism|baptized]] the next morning on the feast day of [[Martin of Tours]]. In 1484, his family moved to [[Mansfeld]], where his father was a leaseholder of copper mines and smelters<ref name=Brecht3>[[Martin Brecht|Brecht, Martin]]. ''Martin Luther''. tr. James L. Schaaf, Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1985β93, 1:3β5.</ref> and served as one of four citizen representatives on the local council; in 1492, he was elected as a town councilor.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther | title=Martin Luther | Biography, Reformation, Works, & Facts| date=17 May 2023}}</ref><ref name=Marty1/> The religious scholar [[Martin E. Marty|Martin Marty]] describes Luther's mother as a hard-working woman of "trading-class stock and middling means", contrary to Luther's enemies, who labeled her a whore and bath attendant.<ref name=Marty1/> He had several brothers and sisters and is known to have been close to one of them, Jacob.<ref name=Marty3>[[Martin E. Marty|Marty, Martin]]. ''Martin Luther''. Viking Penguin, 2004, p. 3.</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page