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Chapter 1: Birth and Parentage
Of the many “Splendid Lives” which have, from time to time, benefited and enlightened the world, accomplishing great tasks, combating great evils, and dissipating the gloom of ignorance and superstition, that of Martin Luther, the great Reformer, is second to none.
Martin Luther was born on the eve of the festival day of St. Martin of Tours-hence his name-on 10th November 1483, at Eisleben, in the Duchy of Mansfeld, in Thuringia. His surname, Luther (Lyder, Ltider, Ludher, or, as some say, Lothar or Lothair), is supposed to be derived from Lauter, which means “clear” or “pure.” This was the generally accepted meaning of the word, but another interpretation is that Lutherus and Lotharius are synonymous, Lotharius (“King of Men”) being a name given to royal, imperial, and illustrious personages.
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