Write a brief note on Martin Luther.

Martin Luther was a religious reformer. In 1517 he wrote the 'Ninety Five Theses' criticising many of the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church. A printed copy of this was pasted on a church door in Wittenberg. The Church was prompted to discuss his ideas. Soon Martin Luther's Ninety Five Theses' was printed in vast numbers and read widely. This lead to a division within the Church and was the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.Martin Luther's translation of the New Testament sold 5, 000 copies within a few weeks and a second edition appeared within three months. Several scholars felt print brought about a new intellectual atmosphere and helped spread the new ideas that led to the Reformation.