Born on November 10, 1483, in Eislben, Germany, and dying on February 18, 1546, in Eisleben, Germany, Doctor Martin Luther was called as professor to the University of Wittenberg and was ordained a priest in 1507. On October 31, 1517, he posted an announcement of his famous 95 thesis to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. He authored the large and small catechisms and the first congregational hymn book, strongly advocated Christian education for boys and girls, and in 1534 completed the task of translating the entire Bible into the German language. His watchword of the Reformation was "The Scriptures alone, by Grace alone, through Faith alone," and before the Diet at Worms on April 18, 1521, he said, "I can not and will not recant!…Here I stand; I can not do otherwise! God help me! Amen."