O God, our refuge and our strength, who didst raise up thy servant Martin Luther to reform and renew thy Church in the light of thy word: Defend and purify the Church in our own day and grant that, through faith, we may boldly proclaim the riches of thy grace, which thou hast made known in Jesus Christ our Savior, who, with thee and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth, one God, now and for ever.
18 February 1546. German Religious reformer, Martin Luther died (aged 62). He challenged the practices of the Roman Catholic Church in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517. In 1521, he was excommunicated by the Vatican and condemned as an outlaw by the Holy Roman Emperor. pic.twitter.com/5NfNbdwIGb
— Prof Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) February 18, 2022