1. Martin Luther was born in 1483.
2. Martin Luther studied law as a child.
3. Two branchs of Christianity that Martin Luther helped establish were Lutheran and Protestant.
4. Martin Luther’s teachings led to the formation of the Lutheran Church, which became a major branch of Protestantism.
5. Catholic religious leaders excommunicated Martin Luther from the Catholic Church because he challenged key doctrines and practices of the Church, such as the sale of indulgences and the authority of the Pope, which they viewed as heretical and disruptive to the unity of the Church.
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