<P> Luther sent the Theses enclosed with a letter to Albert of Brandenburg , the Archbishop of Mainz , on 31 October 1517 , a date now considered the start of the Reformation and commemorated annually as Reformation Day . Luther may have also posted the Theses on the door of All Saints ' Church and other churches in Wittenberg in accordance with University custom on 31 October or in mid-November . The Theses were quickly reprinted , translated , and distributed throughout Germany and Europe . They initiated a pamphlet war with indulgence preacher Johann Tetzel , which spread Luther 's fame even further . Luther 's ecclesiastical superiors had him tried for heresy , which culminated in his excommunication in 1521 . Though the Theses were the start of the Reformation , Luther did not consider indulgences to be as important as other theological matters which would divide the church , such as justification by faith alone and the bondage of the will . His breakthrough on these issues would come later , and he did not see the writing of the Theses as the point at which his beliefs diverged from those of Rome . </P>
<P> Luther sent the Theses enclosed with a letter to Albert of Brandenburg , the Archbishop of Mainz , on 31 October 1517 , a date now considered the start of the Reformation and commemorated annually as Reformation Day . Luther may have also posted the Theses on the door of All Saints ' Church and other churches in Wittenberg in accordance with University custom on 31 October or in mid-November . The Theses were quickly reprinted , translated , and distributed throughout Germany and Europe . They initiated a pamphlet war with indulgence preacher Johann Tetzel , which spread Luther 's fame even further . Luther 's ecclesiastical superiors had him tried for heresy , which culminated in his excommunication in 1521 . Though the Theses were the start of the Reformation , Luther did not consider indulgences to be as important as other theological matters which would divide the church , such as justification by faith alone and the bondage of the will . His breakthrough on these issues would come later , and he did not see the writing of the Theses as the point at which his beliefs diverged from those of Rome . </P>
who posted the ninety-five theses on a church door effectively creating protestantism
who posted the ninety-five theses on a church door effectively creating protestantism
Luther
Luther