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Diet of worms luther. He briefly acknowledged the books but requested time to ponder his second answer which was granted. The imperial diet of worms of 1521 was in many respects the culmination of the first phase of the luther s reformation. The main events of the diet of worms relating to luther took place from 16 to 18 april 1521. Jeromee schurff wittenberg professor in canon law was to act as luther s lawyer before the diet.
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. Diet of worms meeting of the diet assembly of the holy roman empire held at worms germany in 1521 made famous by martin luther s appearance before it to respond to charges of heresy. The emperor charles v led the council. 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.
Luther appeared before the diet of worms on april 17 1521. Luther was told to appear before the diet at 4 p m. On 16 april luther arrived in worms. Luther at the imperial diet of worms 1521 background luther who through the church s excommunication was practically declared a heretic was invited to worms by the emperor who had been pressured by a few princes.
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. 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. 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.