| DATE | BRIEF DESCRIPTION |
| 1483 | Born into a peasant family in Eisleben on November 10. |
| 1506 | Becomes an Augustinian monk. |
| 1507 | Ordained as a priest. |
| 1510 | Travels to Rome and is appalled by its worldliness. |
| 1512 | Becomes Professor of Biblical Theology at Wittenberg University. |
| 1517 | Publishes his Ninety-Five Theses attacking papal indulgences. |
| 1521 | Condemned by Roman Curia and excommunicated. In April he is summoned before Charles V at the Diet of Worms and placed under the ban of the empire. |
| 1521-1522 | Concealed for his own safety at Wartburg Castle. Translates the New Testament from Greek into German. |
| 1524-1526 | Peasants' War - which he opposes. |
| 1525 | Marries Katharina von Bora, a former nun. |
| 1529 | Publishes the influential Kleiner Katechismus. |
| 1532 | Translates the Old Testament. |
| 1546 | Dies February 18 in Eisleben. |
