Welcome back to another episode of five minutes in church history. We are again trekking through the life of Martin Luther.

And on this episode, we are going to be talking about two politicians and the life of Martin Luther, Frederick the Wise, and John the

Steadfast. Frederick the Wise was born in Torgau on January 17, 1463. He succeeded his father and became the elector of Saxony and the

land grave of Turingia, or as the Germans say say Turringen in 1486.

We are actually in Frederick the Wises territory.

We are sitting here next to the Agustinian cloister, the black cloister, and Wittenburg.

This is part of Saxony, Germany.

The other portion of Frederick the wise's rule, Toringia was also important for Martin

Muthr because they're in Torringia is the town of Isonock,

and there is also the Vorkward castle

where Luther was holed up after the diet or the deat of verms.

Well, meanwhile, back here in Vittenberg, we need to see the story of Frederick the Wise.

In 1502, Frederick the Wise founded the University here at Vittenberg, and he needed to compete with these universities

some of which were centuries old across Germany and Europe and so he applied a lot of

his efforts and gave a great deal of his fortune to building up the university and of course he loved his fortune to building up the university and of course he loved his favorite professor, the monk, the Augustinian, Martin Luther.

And as Luther posted his 95 theses on the church door, the church door belonging to Frederick the Wies of his castle church,

Frederick the Wies supported him.

And in the wake of the 95 the Theses, when the Pope demanded that Luther

be sent to Rome, Frederick the wise simply said nine. He said no. He said he's a

German and he will be tried on German soil.

And right up until the time of his death,

Frederick the wise supported Luther.

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