Luther S Refusal At The Diet Of Worms
As opposition increased and as he studied the scriptures in their original languages luther s departures from late medieval theology grew ever more significant.
Luther s refusal at the diet of worms. Luther s refusal at the diet of worms after he had been excommunicated by pope leo x martin luther was summoned by the holy roman emperor charles v to appear before the imperial diet at worms in 1521. Because of the confused political and religious situation of the time luther was called before the political authorities rather than before the pope or a council of the roman catholic church. It was held at the heylshof garden in worms then an imperial free city of the empire. There he was given an opportunity to renounce his ideas.
It was conducted from 28 january to 25 may 1521 with the emperor charles v presiding. Since the imperial diet was then in session at worms luther was summoned to appear before it for examination. The imperial diet of worms of 1521 was in many respects the culmination of the first phase of the luther s reformation. Other imperial diets took p.
Luther began his trip to worms on april 2 1521. Luther was welcomed enthusiastically in all of the towns he went through. Wikimedia commons 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. As a result of luther s refusal to recant the diet of worms issued the edict of worms that labeled luther a heretic and banned the reading of his writings.
The edict made luther an outlaw and the understanding of the diet of worms was that luther would soon be arrested punished and likely executed. 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. The diet of worms 1521 was an imperial diet of the holy roman empire called by emperor charles v. He had been called to.
He preached in erfurt gotha and eisenach. The diet then officially adjourned. This one is most memorable for the edict of worms which addressed martin luther and the effects of the protestant reformation. On april 26 luther hurriedly left worms and on may 8 charles drew up an edict against him.
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. 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. An imperial diet was a formal deliberative assembly of the whole empire. Charles undertook one more unsuccessful effort to obtain the support of the estates which continued to fear that luther s condemnation would incite rebellion among the commoners.