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An early 18th-century print showing Johann Tetzel (l.c. 1465-1519), a Dominican Friar who became famous as one of the most effective indulgence salesmen in the Catholic church.

A 16th-century engraving showing Johann Eck (l. 1486-1543), the Catholic theologian and writer best known for his disputations with Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546).

An early 18th-century engraving showing Johann Eck (l. 1486-1543), the Catholic theologian and writer best known for his disputations with Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546).

A statue of the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) outside St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. Bach worked here from 1723 until his death.

The seal of the German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).

Portrait of Johann Tetzel, german friar, priest, and indulgence seller, print by Moritz Steinla, 1818. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer of Classical and Romantic music; he is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians to have ever lived. Most famous for his nine symphonies, piano concertos, piano sonatas, and string...

Philip Melanchthon (l. 1497-1560) was a German scholar and theologian who provided the intellectual rationale and systematized theology for the reformed vision of Christianity of his friend Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546). He was always overshadowed...

The medieval indulgence was a writ offered by the Church, for money, guaranteeing the remission of sin, and its abuse was the spark that inspired Martin Luther's 95 Theses. Luther (l. 1483-1546) claimed the sale of indulgences was unbiblical...

Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) was a German priest, monk, and theologian who became the central figure of the religious and cultural movement known as the Protestant Reformation. Even though earlier reformers had expressed Luther's views, his...