On October 31, 1517, in the small university town of Wittenberg, Martin Luther took a step that turned private conviction into public fire. The once‑tormented monk who had discovered justification by faith alone could no longer stay silent. Outraged by the shameless sale of indulgences, he circulated—and according to tradition, posted—his Ninety‑Five Theses. In a Europe still shaped by the fall of Constantinople, empowered by Gutenberg’s press, …
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