95 Theses
Condemns Martin Luthers 95 theses as "heretical & scandalous"
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1520 in Italy
Explore 7 historical events and records for Italy in 1520.
Historical records for Italy in 1520
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June
Reformation, The
Condemns Martin Luthers 95 theses as "heretical & scandalous"
Lutheran Church
The Pope bans Luthers works
September
Excommunication
Luther is excommunicated by the Pope
Other events (month unknown)
Lutheran Church
The Pope bans Luthers works. Luthers books are publicly burned in Louvain by the Papal Nuncio Aleander
Machiavelli Receives Florentine History Commission
Cardinal Giulio de Medici commissioned Machiavelli to write a history of Florence. The assignment restored him to sponsored intellectual work and enabled a major synthesis of civic conflict.
Papal Nuncio
Luthers books are publicly burned in Louvain by the Papal Nuncio Aleander
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