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  1. Diet of Worms - Wikipedia

    Luther first attracted the attention of ecclesiastical authorities after the publication of his 95 Theses (written 1517) in 1518. Luther continued to preach, write, and publish his attacks on the Church, was …

  2. Diet of Worms | Luther’s Ninety-five Theses, Edict of Worms [1521 ...

    In June 1520 Pope Leo X condemned 41 of Luther’s Ninety-five Theses, but he also gave Luther time to recant. In response, Luther publicly burned the papal bull and refused to renounce his propositions. …

  3. 1521 The Diet of Worms - Christian History Magazine

    Rome hoped that the diet would reject Luther’s cause, thus easing the task of a general council of bishops, chaired by the pope, who would be dealing with the religious issues raised.

  4. The Diet of Worms - Lutheran Reformation

    Oct 29, 2017 · Pope Leo X published the bull Exsurge Domine (“Rise up, O Lord!”), which outline forty-one errors of Luther. The Reformer was warned unequivocally that if he did not publicly renounce …

  5. The 1521 Diet of Worms > Luther Worms

    The Pope then excommunicated Luther on 3 January 1521. The traditional defenders of the faith had actually anticipated that excommunication would be followed immediately by an Imperial ban, but the …

  6. Diet of Worms 1521 - Henry VIII, the Reign

    An account of the Diet of Worms 1521 when in 1520, Pope Leo X issued the Papal Bull Exsurge Domine –translates as Arise, O Lord –detailing forty-one errors he claimed to have found in Martin Luther's …

  7. Diet of Worms - World History Encyclopedia

    Dec 8, 2021 · Pope Leo X, upon hearing more about this troublesome German professor in June 1520, threatened Luther with a papal bull of excommunication unless he recanted. Luther burned the papal …

  8. Luther and Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms (1521)

    When Luther arrived in Worms under Imperial safe conduct, his teachings had already been condemned by Rome. Strictly speaking, the emperor and the Diet [Reichstag] possessed only the authority to …

  9. What was the Diet of Worms, and why was it significant?

    This Diet conducted both political and church business, but on the docket were the charges against Luther. Luther arrived in Worms on April 16, and he was to appear before the Diet at 4 p.m. the …

  10. The Diet of Worms: Martin Luther on Trial

    Pope Leo X had just issued the final ban on Luther—ending his allotted time for repentance—on January 3, and the Diet of Worms opened with a papal brief requesting Charles V to do his duty, …