Diet Of Worms Trial
Martin luther trial 1521 historians have described it as the trial that led to the birth of the modern world.
Diet of worms trial. On 16 april luther arrived in worms. Diet of worms meeting of the diet assembly of the holy roman empire held at worms germany in 1521 made famous by martin luther s appearance before it to respond to charges of heresy. The emperor charles v led the council. On june 15 1520 pope leo x told martin luther a german monk that he would be excommunicated from the catholic church unless he recanted 41 sentences from his.
Because of the confused political and religious situation of the time luther was called before the political. 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. It s been called the trial that led to the birth of the modern world. Jeromee schurff wittenberg professor in canon law was to act as luther s lawyer before the diet.
The diet of worms in 1521 was an imperial council that was convened to decide the fate of martin luther. Martin luther at the diet of worms. 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. A diet pronounce dee et with emphasis on the second syllable is a formal conference of princes.
This one is most memorable for the edict of worms wormser edikt. It was held in worms germany. An imperial diet was a formal deliberative assembly of the whole empire. Reichstag zu worms ˈʁaɪçstaːk tsuː ˈvɔɐms was an imperial diet assembly of the holy roman empire called by emperor charles v it was held at the heylshof garden in worms then an imperial free city of the empire.
As opposition increased and as he studied the scriptures in their original. Luther was told to appear before the diet at 4 p m. Newly elected german king and now emperor of all europe charles v convened a diet in the german town of worms on january 28 1521. The main events of the diet of worms relating to luther took place from 16 to 18 april 1521.
The holy roman emperor charles v presided over the diet. Popperfoto getty images. Bainton noted the past and the future were met. The imperial diet of worms of 1521 was in many respects the culmination of the first phase of the luther s reformation.
Before the emperor of the holy roman empire and the diet of worms in the spring of 1521 as luther biographer roland h. 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.