What the records say
- When
- 16 Apr 1521 – 18 Apr 1521
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 49.63° N, 8.37° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Diet of Worms.
Summary
Martin Luther is examined before Emperor Charles V and the Diet of Worms, where he refuses to recant his writings and allegedly proclaims, "Here I stand", regarding his belief in the Bible alone, as the standard of Christian doctrine.
Diet of Worms
Imperial assembly of the Holy Roman Empire (1521)
The Diet of Worms of 1521 was an imperial diet of the Holy Roman Empire called by Emperor Charles V and conducted in the Imperial Free City of Worms. Martin Luther was summoned to the diet in order to renounce or reaffirm his views in response to a Papal bull of Pope Leo X. In answer to questioning, he defended the views that had been criticized and refused to recant them.
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