Luther & the Reformation: Route Map & Timeline

Martin Luther: 9 stops from 1483 to 1546, from Eisleben to Eisleben.

Route and timeline

#	Year	Place	What happened
1	1483	Eisleben	Born into a mining family in Saxony.
2	1505	Erfurt	After a vow in a thunderstorm he joins the Augustinian order.
3	1510	Rome	Visits Rome on behalf of his order and sees the worldliness of the papal court.
4	1517	Wittenberg	Publishes the Ninety-five Theses against indulgences.
5	1519	Leipzig	Debates Eck and denies the infallibility of popes and councils.
6	1521	Worms	Refuses to recant before the Imperial Diet: “Here I stand” (Hier stehe ich).
7	1521	Wartburg	Hidden by the Elector, he translates the New Testament into German in eleven weeks.
8	1530	Coburg	From afar supports Melanchthon in presenting the Augsburg Confession to the Diet.
9	1546	Eisleben	Dies in the town of his birth.