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Germany in 1520

Historical records for Germany in 1520, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

17Records
12Events
3Named people
3Places
3Categories

Historical records

June

15 June 1520Exsurge DomineLeo X

Rome · Religion / Reformation

Issues the bull against Luther, whom Frederick refuses to surrender.

June 1520Lutheran ChurchMartin Luther

Religion / Protestant Church

The Pope bans Luthers works

September

22 September 1520ExcommunicationMartin Luther

Religion / Protestant Church

Luther is excommunicated by the Pope

December

10 December 1520Lutheran ChurchMartin Luther

Wittenberg · Religion / Protestant Church

Publicly burns the Papal Bull at Wittenberg

10 December 1520Papal BullMartin Luther

Wittenberg · Religion / Protestant Church

Publicly burns the Papal Bull at Wittenberg during the Reformation

Other Events

1520Bible, TheMartin Luther

Religion / Protestant Church

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

1520Christian Nobility of the German NationMartin Luther

Religion / Protestant Church

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

1520Doctrine of the PriesthoodMartin Luther

Religion / Protestant Church

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

1520In The Christian Nobility of the German NationMartin Luther

Religion / Protestant Church

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

1520Luther ProtectionFrederick III the Wise

Saxony · House / House of Wettin

Refuses to enforce immediate punishment against Martin Luther.

1520Lutheran ChurchMartin Luther

Religion / Protestant Church

The Pope bans Luthers works. Luthers books are publicly burned in Louvain by the Papal Nuncio Aleander

1520Papal BullMartin Luther

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

1520Papal NuncioMartin Luther

Religion / Protestant Church

Luthers books are publicly burned in Louvain by the Papal Nuncio Aleander

1520Reformation, TheMartin Luther

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

1520Reformation, TheMartin Luther

Religion / Protestant Church

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

1520Reformation, TheMartin Luther

Religion / Protestant 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

1520To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, On the Babylonian Captivity of the ChurchMartin Luther

Religion / Protestant 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

Names involved

Frederick III the WiseLeo XMartin Luther

Places involved

RomeSaxonyWittenberg

Provenance

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