1. Enters the Augustinian monastery

    · Augustinian Monastery, Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany

    Enters the Augustinian monastery
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    Abandoning legal studies, Luther entered Erfurt's Augustinian monastery and began the monastic formation that led to his priesthood and theology career. The exact day is established by the canonical biography; the quoted institutional timeline supplies year and place.

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