8 sept 1521 año - Duke of Saxony rescues Martin Luther (1521)
Descripción:
The Duke of Saxony rescued Martin Luther from a
likely execution sentence from Emperor Charles at the
Diet of Worms (1521) - Luther had refused to recant his
criticisms of the Pope and the Catholic Church (his 95
Theses). Frederickaranged for bandits to “kidnap”
Luther and hide him form the emperor and the pope for
several years in Wartburg Castle. While in hiding,
Luther translated the New Testament portion of the
Bible into German and sent it out for mass publication
(which was illegal at the time).
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Timeline of the emergence of Protestants
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