Exsurge Domine
Issues the bull against Luther, whom Frederick refuses to surrender.
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1520 in Germany
Explore 17 historical events and records for Germany in 1520.
Historical records for Germany in 1520
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June
Lutheran Church
The Pope bans Luthers works
September
Excommunication
Luther is excommunicated by the Pope
December
Lutheran Church
Publicly burns the Papal Bull at Wittenberg
Papal Bull
Publicly burns the Papal Bull at Wittenberg during the Reformation
Other events (month unknown)
Bible, The
In The Christian Nobility of the German Nation, Luther outlines the doctrine of the Priesthood of all believers and denies the authority of the Pope to interpret, or confirm interpretation of the Bible
Christian Nobility of the German Nation
In The Christian Nobility of the German Nation, Luther outlines the doctrine of the Priesthood of all believers and denies the authority of the Pope to interpret, or confirm interpretation of the Bible
Doctrine of the Priesthood
In The Christian Nobility of the German Nation, Luther outlines the doctrine of the Priesthood of all believers and denies the authority of the Pope to interpret, or confirm interpretation of the Bible
In The Christian Nobility of the German Nation
In The Christian Nobility of the German Nation, Luther outlines the doctrine of the Priesthood of all believers and denies the authority of the Pope to interpret, or confirm interpretation of the Bible
Luther Protection
Refuses to enforce immediate punishment against Martin Luther.
Lutheran Church
The Pope bans Luthers works. Luthers books are publicly burned in Louvain by the Papal Nuncio Aleander
Papal Bull
Pope Leo X had issues the Papal Bull Exsurge Domine, demanding that Luther retract forty-one of his 95 theses criticising the Church
Papal Nuncio
Luthers books are publicly burned in Louvain by the Papal Nuncio Aleander
Reformation, The
Pope Leo X had issues the Papal Bull Exsurge Domine, demanding that Luther retract forty-one of his 95 theses criticising the Church
Reformation, The
In The Christian Nobility of the German Nation, Luther outlines the doctrine of the Priesthood of all believers and denies the authority of the Pope to interpret, or confirm interpretation of the Bible
Reformation, The
Luther publishes To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church, and On the Freedom of a Christian
To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church
Luther publishes To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church, and On the Freedom of a Christian
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