| Sumario: | The issue of Martin Luther’s vocation does not draw biographers’ attention for it is taken for granted. Yet it is fundamental to understand Martin Luther’s intentions, because the facts are not straightforward. Luther entered a monastery aged 21, and frightened at the risk of sudden death following a near miss with a lightning bolt, he vowed to St. Anne to become a monk. Neither he, nor the Augustinians who received him, questioned the validity of his vow. Was it an authentic vocation? On this line, several of Luther’s documents from the years before 1517 concerning the relationship with his father, who was contrary to his entrance to the monastery, are discussed. Historical documentation clearly affirms the authenticity of Luther’s religious vocation.
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