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Luther the Monk

In this woodcarving the artist Lucas Cranach the Elder has depicted Luther as an Augustinian monk. A year later, Luther turned from a pious monk into a heathen, as the Pope punished him.
Image: Martin Luther, Von der babylonischen Gefencknuss der Kirchen Doctor Martini Luthers. Augsburg: Silvan Otmar, 1520

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