Diet of Worms

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council of the Holy Roman Empire historical event imperial diet

The Diet of Worms was the 1521 imperial council of the Holy Roman Empire where Martin Luther was ordered to recant his teachings, marking a pivotal moment in the Protestant Reformation.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	council of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ historical event ⓘ imperial diet ⓘ
cause	controversy over indulgences ⓘ papal condemnation of Luther ⓘ
chronologicalContext	Reformation era ⓘ early 16th century ⓘ
convenedBy	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
country	Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
describedAs	confrontation between Martin Luther and imperial-papal authority ⓘ turning point in the Protestant Reformation ⓘ
endDate	1521-05-25 ⓘ
followedBy	Edict of Worms ⓘ Luther’s exile at Wartburg Castle ⓘ
hasEffect	Luther’s stay at Wartburg Castle ⓘ protection of Luther by Frederick the Wise ⓘ spread of Protestant Reformation ⓘ translation of the New Testament into German by Luther ⓘ
hasOutcome	Edict of Worms ⓘ condemnation of Luther’s writings ⓘ imperial ban on Martin Luther ⓘ prohibition of printing or reading Luther’s works ⓘ
hasPart	Edict of Worms ⓘ
languageOfRecord	German ⓘ Latin ⓘ
location	Electoral Palatinate ⓘ surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate Worms, Germany ⓘ surface form: Worms
mainSubject	church reform ⓘ papal authority ⓘ writings of Martin Luther ⓘ
participant	Martin Luther ⓘ imperial estates ⓘ princes of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ representatives of the papacy ⓘ
precededBy	Luther’s posting of the Ninety-five Theses ⓘ papal bull Exsurge Domine ⓘ
presidedBy	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
religiousContext	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church Western Christianity ⓘ
significantPerson	Aleander, papal nuncio ⓘ Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ Frederick the Wise ⓘ surface form: Frederick III, Elector of Saxony Johann Eck ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ
startDate	1521-01-28 ⓘ
topic	Lutheranism ⓘ Reformation ⓘ surface form: Protestant Reformation authority of the Pope ⓘ doctrine of justification by faith ⓘ indulgences ⓘ

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Martin Luther → condemnedAt → Diet of Worms ⓘ

Martin Luther → eventDate → Diet of Worms ⓘ

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Protestant Christianity → hasHistoricalEvent → Diet of Worms ⓘ

Reformation → hasKeyEvent → Diet of Worms ⓘ

Frederick the Wise → participatedIn → Diet of Worms ⓘ