On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther, a young theology professor, took a daring step that would ignite the Protestant Reformation, reshaping both Christianity and European society. Luther, an Augustinian monk and scholar at the University of Wittenberg in Saxony, was increasingly troubled by certain…
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The Diet of Worms, convened in 1521, stands as a pivotal moment in the history of the Reformation and European religious politics. This imperial council, held in the German city of Worms, was summoned by Emperor Charles V to address the burgeoning theological controversy stirred by Martin Luther. Luther, a German…
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On January 3, 1521, Pope Leo X issued the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem, a move that reshaped Christianity in Europe and excommunicated Martin Luther from the Catholic Church. Born in 1483 in Eisleben, Germany, Luther’s journey toward excommunication began in earnest in 1517 when…
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