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Papal Bull

Germany · Religion / Protestant Church. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1520–1521Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1520

Martin Luther10 December 1520

Wittenberg · Religion / Protestant Church

Publicly burns the Papal Bull at Wittenberg during the Reformation

Martin Luther1520

Religion / Protestant Church

Pope Leo X had issues the Papal Bull Exsurge Domine, demanding that Luther retract forty-one of his 95 theses criticising the Church

1521

Martin Luther3 January 1521

Religion / Protestant Church

Burns the papal bull condemning his 95 theses & is excommunicated by Pope Leo X

Names involved

Martin Luther

Provenance

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