Yes and he wrote in Latin as well.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was known to have some proficiency in Spanish and was able to deliver parts of his speeches in the language. However, he was not fluent in any language other than English. King primarily focused on his work as a civil rights leader and did not have extensive language studies beyond his native tongue.
Luther lived incognito at the Wartburg; he called himself Junker Jörg (Knight George) and "grew his hair and a beard." While he was hiding at Wartburg he supposedly translated the New Testament into German. The Bible that he was translating from was the Latin Vulgate.
—Salvation is gained by faith alone —Jesus is the head of the church —The Bible is the sole source of religious truth —Only God can forgive sins —The Bible should be in English (not Latin)
Because of the printing press people were literate and well-educated. They could understand Luther's concepts and ideas better. They could also read the bible, which could help Luther prove the church wrong. The printing press helped make the bible more readily available to people.