Diet Of Worms And Luther

The diet of worms 1521.

Diet of worms and luther. Martin luther spent 10 days traveling the 300 miles from wittenberg near modern berlin to the diet of worms south of frankfurt where he knew his life would be in danger. On 16 april luther arrived in worms. In 1517 luther s protest had begun with his rejections of certain aspects of the medieval doctrine of penance and indulgences in the 95 theses. The main events of the diet of worms relating to luther took place from 16 to 18 april 1521.

He asked for time to think and the next day conceded only that his writing might have used wrong words saying that the. Luther only sent his 95 theses to a small number of bishops and a few of his close companions. 106 years earlier john huss or jan hus considered by all involved a predecessor of luther had been burned at the stake despite a similar promise of safe passage. The diet of worms was a council of the holy roman empire in the city of worms the council was held because of martin luther and the protestant reformation it lasted for five months in early 1521.

Martin luther the chief catalyst of protestantism defies the holy roman emperor charles v by refusing to recant his writings he had been called to worms germany to appear before the diet. Dr jeromee schurff wittenberg professor in canon law was to act as luther s lawyer before the diet. There were many reasons for why luther was summoned to the diet of worms one of which was production the 95 theses by martin luther. The emperor charles v led the council.

Other councils called imperial diets were held in worms in the years 829 926 1076 1122 1495 and 1545 but the most important diet of worms was in 1521. Luther was told to appear before the diet at 4 p m. Because of the confused political and religious situation of the time luther was called before the political. He was not aiming for a response or retaliation form anybody.

The imperial diet of worms of 1521 was in many respects the culmination of the first phase of the luther s reformation. The journey to the imperial diet did not embody the repentance the church had hoped for. The trip to worms luther began his trip to worms on april 2 1521. Martin luther martin luther diet of worms.

He was informed that he had been called to the meeting to acknowledge as his own the books that had been published in his name and to repudiate them. Having been asked to accept that the books he d been accused of writing were his which he did so he was asked to reject their conclusions. Luther s powerful sovereign elector friedrich the wise of saxon demanded that luther not be outlawed and imprisoned without a hearing. Luther appeared before the diet of worms on april 17 1521.