Diet Of Worms (jan 1, 1521 – may 6, 1521)
Description:
Luther appears at the Diet before Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, to to answer charges of heresy. On refusing to recant, he is declared a heretic and formally excommunicated from the Catholic Church by Pope Leo X.Frederick III, Elector of Saxony ensures that Luther is taken to the Wartburg Castle for his own safety.
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Date:
jan 1, 1521
may 6, 1521
~ 4 months and 5 days