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Summary: Third of six printings to appear in 1525, the year of its initial printing, of this sermon by Luther on the strengthening of faith and love.

Summary: Third of six printings to appear in 1525, the year of its initial printing, of this sermon by Luther on the strengthening of faith and love.

Summary: Refutation, by Luther, of the teaching of Purgatory.

Summary: Refutation, by Luther, of the teaching of Purgatory.

Summary: One of several 1530 editions of a tract in which Luther rejects the Catholic doctrine of purgatory, a topic not addressed in the Augsburg Confessions.

Summary: One of several 1530 editions of a tract in which Luther rejects the Catholic doctrine of purgatory, a topic not addressed in the Augsburg Confessions.

Summary: Protestants made Savonarola out to be a martyr, even though he would certainly not have supported their views. This commentary on Psalm 51, "Lord have mercy upon me," was written during his imprisonment in 1498. Luther wrote the introduction to this edition.

Summary: Protestants made Savonarola out to be a martyr, even though he would certainly not have supported their views. This commentary on Psalm 51, "Lord have mercy upon me," was written during his imprisonment in 1498. Luther wrote the introduction to this edition.

Summary: Text in German includes Luther's translations from Latin of several Psalms from the Hebrew O.T., and the Epistle to Titus from the Greek N.T.

Summary: Text in German includes Luther's translations from Latin of several Psalms from the Hebrew O.T., and the Epistle to Titus from the Greek N.T.

Summary: Early sixteenth century Europe experienced a serious agrarian crisis, resulting in widespread discontent among the peasants. Luther often had to defend his views, as he does in a letter to the Saxon princes, against accusations that his writing influenced "the spirit of rebellion."

Summary: Early sixteenth century Europe experienced a serious agrarian crisis, resulting in widespread discontent among the peasants. Luther often had to defend his views, as he does in a letter to the Saxon princes, against accusations that his writing influenced "the spirit of rebellion."

Summary: First printing of Luther's second publication of the "Theologia Deutsch", or "German Theology" of an unknown disciple of the Medieval German mystic, Johannes Tauler (ca. 1300-1361). Luther says in his preface that he has learned more from it than from any other book, the Bible and the works of St. Augustine, excepted, "as to what God, Christ, the human being, and all things are".

Summary: First printing of Luther's second publication of the "Theologia Deutsch", or "German Theology" of an unknown disciple of the Medieval German mystic, Johannes Tauler (ca. 1300-1361). Luther says in his preface that he has learned more from it than from any other book, the Bible and the works of St. Augustine, excepted, "as to what God, Christ, the human being, and all things are".

Summary: First printing of F. von Oberweimar's narrative of her escape from the convent of New-Helfta. She came to Luther in Wittenberg in 1524, and he published her explanation of her actions.

Summary: First printing of F. von Oberweimar's narrative of her escape from the convent of New-Helfta. She came to Luther in Wittenberg in 1524, and he published her explanation of her actions.

Summary: Anti-monastic tract by Hans Sachs, shoemaker, poet, and dramatist of Nürnberg, and strong supporter of Luther.

Summary: Anti-monastic tract by Hans Sachs, shoemaker, poet, and dramatist of Nürnberg, and strong supporter of Luther.

Summary: Sermon preached September 30, 1526, on Matthew 22:34-46 (Jesus in Temple during Passion Week).

Summary: Sermon preached September 30, 1526, on Matthew 22:34-46 (Jesus in Temple during Passion Week).

Summary: An early predecessor of Luther's Small Catechism, containing a simple explanation of the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, and the Lord's Prayer.

Summary: An early predecessor of Luther's Small Catechism, containing a simple explanation of the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, and the Lord's Prayer.

Summary: This pamphlet is a German translation of Luther's letter to Duke Albert of Prussia, written in December 1523, and intended to answer several theological questions concerning the foundation of the church and papal supremacy.

Summary: This pamphlet is a German translation of Luther's letter to Duke Albert of Prussia, written in December 1523, and intended to answer several theological questions concerning the foundation of the church and papal supremacy.

Summary: A sermon by Martin Luther on Matthew 5,20 "unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."

Summary: A sermon by Martin Luther on Matthew 5,20 "unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."

Summary: Sermon preached June 29, 1519, on text: Matthew XVI, 13-19.

Summary: Sermon preached June 29, 1519, on text: Matthew XVI, 13-19.

Summary: A letter of comfort and encouragement written to a group of Augsburg citizens who had been punished for helping to celebrate the marriage of a former Catholic priest.

Summary: A letter of comfort and encouragement written to a group of Augsburg citizens who had been punished for helping to celebrate the marriage of a former Catholic priest.

Summary: Benedict Gretzinger was a city scribe in the town of Reutlingen. In his only known work, which was however published 17 times between 1523 and 1528, he lists 10 fundamental articles of faith, each with short references to the Bible and explanatory notes. The text is close to the children's catechisms by the Bohemian Brethren, published in 1522, which may itself have been influenced by Martin Luther's "Short form of the 10 commandments".

Summary: Benedict Gretzinger was a city scribe in the town of Reutlingen. In his only known work, which was however published 17 times between 1523 and 1528, he lists 10 fundamental articles of faith, each with short references to the Bible and explanatory notes. The text is close to the children's catechisms by the Bohemian Brethren, published in 1522, which may itself have been influenced by Martin Luther's "Short form of the 10 commandments".

An engraving depicting the martyrdom of Saint Felicity. The image shows Felicity being approached by a guard holding a set of keys, her hands clasped in prayer and chained to the prison wall by her neck. According to tradition, Felicity was martyred alongside Saint Perpetua, was an enslaved woman, and was pregnant at the time.

An engraving depicting the martyrdom of Saint Felicity. The image shows Felicity being approached by a guard holding a set of keys, her hands clasped in prayer and chained to the prison wall by her neck. According to tradition, Felicity was martyred alongside Saint Perpetua, was an enslaved woman, and was pregnant at the time.

An engraving depicting the martyrdom of Saint Felicitas and her seven sons. The image shows five of the seven sons already dead, with one beheaded and another kneeling as the executioner prepares to behead him (left). On the right, Felicitas watches with her final son bound behind her (left).

An engraving depicting the martyrdom of Saint Felicitas and her seven sons. The image shows five of the seven sons already dead, with one beheaded and another kneeling as the executioner prepares to behead him (left). On the right, Felicitas watches with her final son bound behind her (left).

A woodcut floorplan depicting the building complex in the Vatican where the Papal conclave is held. Buildings in this area include St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, and the Vatican Palace.

A woodcut floorplan depicting the building complex in the Vatican where the Papal conclave is held. Buildings in this area include St. Peter's Basilica, the Sistine Chapel, and the Vatican Palace.

A woodcut depicting the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: the first, a conquerer with a crown and bow, the second, with a sword, tasked with taking peace from the earth, the third holding scales, and the fourth, Death itself. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.

A woodcut depicting the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: the first, a conquerer with a crown and bow, the second, with a sword, tasked with taking peace from the earth, the third holding scales, and the fourth, Death itself. The image appears in the September Testament, Martin Luther's first printing of his German New Testament.

An engraving depicting Dirk Willems, who as later burned at the stake, rescuing his pursuer from an icy body of water.

An engraving depicting Dirk Willems, who as later burned at the stake, rescuing his pursuer from an icy body of water.