Martin Luther was a man from Germany who truly ignited the protestant reformation. He taught many differences from the catholic church (which I am not going to discuss in great detail) including the fact that he did not believe in the selling of indulgences, which was the pope saying “give us money, and God will ‘save’ you”. Martin Luther translated the bible into the Germanic Language so that more common folk could read the bible for themselves. Martin Luther was the inspiration for many other protestant reformers, and he became very famous for his works.