Justification (theology)
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In Christian theology, justification is the event or process by which sinners are made or declared to be righteous in the sight of God.
The Harrowing of Hell as depicted by Fra Angelico
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Saint Peter's Basilica facade, Rome, Italy
Andreas de Vega, De iustificatione doctrina universa, 1572
Martin Luther
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Martin Luther was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and former Augustinian friar. Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs for
Justification (theology)
…according to which the scriptures must be read and the church understood. "This one and firm rock, which we call the doctrine of justification", insisted Martin Luther, "is the chief article of the whole Christian doctrine, which comprehends the understanding of all godliness." He also called this doctrine the articulus…
Portrait of Martin Luther, 1528
Portraits of Luther's parents, Hans and Margarethe Luther, by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1527
In July 1505, Luther entered St. Augustine's Monastery in Erfurt
Luther's residence at the University of Wittenberg, where he began teaching theology in 1508