- He moved to Saxony, Germany
- Fredrick of Saxony protected him from Catholic Church
- Luther translated Bible into German language and established new sect of
Christianity (German Church or Luther Church)
- Lutheranism stressed on
justification by faith alone
- Emperor Charles V against Lutheranism
- “The Peace of Augsburg” was the agreement to allow German princes to select their
religions either Catholicism or Lutheranism
- Lutheranism spread to the German-Speaking countries