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by pradanb on February 15th, 2005

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Did Martin Luther really nail his 95 Theses to the door of the church?

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  • by trashcity on February 18th, 2005

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    This seems in doubt. It is true that announcements of upcoming disputes were supposedly regularly hung on the door of the Castle Church. But the first written account of the event comes from Philipp Melanchthon, who was only called to Wittenberg University as a professor after the event, and his account appeared only after Luther's death - there is no record of Luther ever mentioning the nailing himself.

    What is known, is that he included them, round about the same time (1517), with a letter he wrote to his superiors denouncing the sale of indulgences. But most historians now believe it's likely that the story of the nailing is a Christian urban legend, invented after the fact for greater dramatic effect.

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    • I've heard it suggested that this idea orginated as more of a figure of speech, relating to the audacity of his theses.

      jalex137

      by jalex137 on July 19th, 2005

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      by Nquizitiv1 on April 7th, 2006

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