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title: 'Did Luther Commit Suicide?'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Philip Schaff'
date: 1890-12-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church History, Autobiography, and Biography'
- 'Reformation History'
- 'Apologetics'
scriptures:
- 'John 9'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/schaff-1890-did-luther-commit-suicide
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# Did Luther Commit Suicide?

Historical review rebuts rumors that Martin Luther committed suicide in 1546, tracing Romanist allegations and scholarly refutations using letters, eyewitnesses, and context.

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