Luther Diet Of Worms Quote
A number of these and most importantly luther s own powerful sovereign the elector frederick the wise of saxony insisted that german subjects be tried only before a german body.
Luther diet of worms quote. I this day appear before you in all humility according to your command and i implore your majesty and your august highnesses by the mercies of god to listen with favor to the defense of a cause which i am well assured is just and right. The trip to worms luther began his trip to worms on april 2 1521. It s primary concern was not martin luther but the popular rebellious monk and prodigious author would have to be addressed. 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.
Martin luther s speech at the imperial diet in worms 18 april 1521 1 most serene emperor illustrious princes gracious lords. 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. 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 arrest luther and stamp out the. Luther s powerful sovereign elector friedrich the wise of saxon demanded that luther not be outlawed and imprisoned without a hearing.
Diet of worms on in our time at the bbc. The journey to the imperial diet did not embody the repentance the church had hoped for. 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. 2 i this day appear before you in all humility according to your command and i implore your majesty and your august highnesses by the mercies of god to listen with favor to the defense of a cause which i am well assured is just and right.
Luther s statement at worms from bartleby the diet of worms by charles beard chapter ix of luther and the reformation in germany 1896. A s noted below it was indeed this week in 1521 when young martin luther was called before holy roman emperor charles v at the diet of worms diet meaning a formal meeting not a weight loss.