Notes on Martin Luther and Reformation

Martin Luther and Reformation

• Martin Luther: A key figure in the reformation of the Catholic Church's teachings.
  • Born: 1483
  • Died: 1546

Albrecht Dürer

• Albrecht Dürer: A notable artist of the time.
  • Known for self-portraits and a sense of the end of the world in his art, specifically portraying the feeling of approaching the end of times.

Alexander VI Borgia

• Alexander VI (Borgia): Referred to as a "glorious Pope."
  • His children were not from wedlock.
  • Implication of scandalous behavior and questionable authority.
  • Rome was notorious at the time.

Authority and the Bible

• Emphasis on the Bible as the new authority in the church.

• Rejection of the Pope's ultimate authority.

• Contrast between the established church and the emerging reformed church.

• Reference to peasant reformation.