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Martin Luther sparked the Reformation with his Ninety-five Theses

The German monk challenged Catholic indulgence practices in Wittenberg in 1517

In October 1517, theology professor Martin Luther circulated ninety-five academic propositions criticizing the sale of papal indulgences in Wittenberg. Translated into German and rapidly duplicated on printing presses, his writings questioned church authority and initiated the Protestant Reformation across Europe.

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Portraits of Martin Luther and Phillip Melanchthon, 1543, Uffizi'cropped — Lucas Cranach the Elder and workshop · CC BY-SA 4.0 · licence · source

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: The German monk challenged Catholic indulgence practices in Wittenberg in 1517. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.