Martin Luther King Diet Of Worms
The journey to the imperial diet did not embody the repentance the church had hoped for.
Martin luther king diet of worms. Luther had been summoned before the imperial diet and the new young emperor charles v to answer for his writings and teachings. Luther was told to appear before the diet at 4 p m. He briefly acknowledged the books but requested time to ponder his second answer which was granted. The trip to worms luther began his trip to worms on april 2 1521.
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. 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. Martin luther martin luther diet of worms. 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.
1 martin luther s speech at the imperial diet in worms 18 april 1521 1 most serene emperor illustrious princes gracious lords. He had been given a promise of safe conduct by the emperor though many in germany did not. 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. Diet of w 1 martin luther diet of wörms 1521.
On 16 april luther arrived in worms. Luther appeared before the diet of worms on april 17 1521. 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. Luther only sent his 95 theses to a small number of bishops and a few of his close companions.
The emperor charles v led the council. Luther s powerful sovereign elector friedrich the wise of saxon demanded that luther not be outlawed and imprisoned without a hearing. 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. 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.
He was not aiming for a response or retaliation form anybody. 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. Dr jeromee schurff wittenberg professor in canon law was to act as luther s lawyer before the diet.