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| 95 Theses Luther, Martin |  |
| 3rd Jan Burns the papal bull condemning his 95 theses & is excommunicated by Pope Leo X |
| 21st Oct Wittenberg Pope Leo X wishes for Martin Luther to recant 41 of these theses, which Luther famously refused to do before the Diet of Worms in 1521, thus symbolically initiating the Protestant reformation |
| Arrest of Luther Luther, Martin | |
| Captured for his own safety by Duke Frederick of Saxony |
| Diet Worms Luther, Martin | |
| Worms The Papal nuncio at the Diet, Girolamo Aleandro, draws up and proposes the fierce denunciations of Luther embodied in the edict, which permitted anyone to kill Luther without legal consequence |
| 18th April Worms Challenges the papal claim to be the sole authority on the scriptures |
| 18th April Worms Charles V opens a Diet to discuss what to do with Luther |
| 18th April Worms Rejects the belief that bread & wine can become the body & blood of Chris t |
| 18th April Worms The German Princes come out in Luther's favour |
| 21st Oct Worms Pope Leo X wishes for Martin Luther to recant 41 of these theses, which Luther famously refused to do before the Diet of Worms in 1521, thus symbolically initiating the Protestant reformation |
| Edict Worms Luther, Martin | |
| Worms The Papal nuncio at the Diet, Girolamo Aleandro, draws up and proposes the fierce denunciations of Luther embodied in the edict, which permitted anyone to kill Luther without legal consequence |
| 25th May Worms Charles issues the Edict of Worms , declaring Martin Luther an outlaw, banning his writings, and requiring his arrest: "We want him to be apprehended and punished as a notorious heretic" |
| Excommunication of Frederick III the Wise Frederick III the Wise | |
| Offers Luther his protection at the castle of Wartburg |
| Excommunication of Luther Luther, Martin | |
| 3rd Jan Burns the papal bull condemning his 95 theses & is excommunicated by Pope Leo X |
| Translation of Bible Luther, Martin | |
| Wartburg Castle Prince Frederick seizes Luther and hides him in Wartburg Castle, during his time in Wartburg Luther begins his German translation of the Bible |
| Trial of Luther Luther, Martin | |
| April Worms Tried before the Emperor at the Diet of Worms & put under the ban of the Empire |
