Timeline Monday 17 July 1505

Events on Monday 17 July 1505 1

• 1505 Martin Luther Enters Augustinian Monastery Future reformer begins monastic life at Erfurt On 17 July 1505, Martin Luther entered the Augustinian monastery of St. Augustine in Erfurt, fulfilling a vow made after being caught in a thunderstorm near Stotternheim. He abandoned his legal studies to pursue a religious life, a decision that set him on the path toward the Protestant Reformation. He was ordained a priest two years later.