Martin Luther's Journey To Become A Monk

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Luther enters the monastery

Though Luther wanted to enter the monastery his father Hans had other plans for him -he wanted him to become a lawyer- so he withdrew him from the school in Eisenach and enrolled him in the University of Erfurt. There he, he studied the typical curriculum of the day: arithmetic, astronomy, geometry, and philosophy. After his studies he obtained his masters degree in 1505. In July Luther got caught up in a violent thunderstorm on the way back from his parents house he claimed this incident to be a sign from god saying become a monk so he said “if I live through this storm I will become a monk”. When the storm passed Luther emerged unharmed. And true to his promise he became a monk though his father was upset Luther