The life and work of the outstanding reformer Martin Luther for several centuries attracts the close attention of numerous researchers - theologians and historians. The flow of literature about him increased significantly in connection with the 500th anniversary of his birth, which was widely celebrated in 1983. But even among the first-class biographies of Luther that have been published in recent years, the book of Professor Heinrich Fausel, which was published in 1955 and then withstood several editions, occupies a special place.