Edict of Worms

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The Edict of Worms was a 1521 imperial decree of the Holy Roman Empire that condemned Martin Luther’s teachings and declared him an outlaw and heretic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document ⓘ
imperial decree ⓘ
legal act ⓘ
aimedAt maintaining religious unity in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
suppressing Lutheran teachings ⓘ
authority Imperial Diet of Worms ⓘ
linked to: Diet of Worms
category 1521 in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Documents of the Protestant Reformation ⓘ
Reformation-era legislation ⓘ
condemned Martin Luther ⓘ
contestedBy some German princes ⓘ
context early Protestant Reformation ⓘ
country Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
date 1521 ⓘ
declared Martin Luther a heretic ⓘ
Martin Luther an outlaw ⓘ
enforcement incomplete enforcement in some German territories ⓘ
followedEvent Martin Luther’s appearance at the Diet of Worms ⓘ
forbade disseminating Martin Luther’s writings ⓘ
possessing Martin Luther’s writings ⓘ
printing Martin Luther’s writings ⓘ
reading of Martin Luther’s writings ⓘ
historicalSignificance intensified religious conflicts in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
marked formal imperial break with Martin Luther ⓘ
issuedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
language German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
legalEffect authorized arrest of Martin Luther ⓘ
banned support for Martin Luther ⓘ
criminalized aiding Martin Luther ⓘ
legalStatusOfMartinLuther heretic ⓘ
outlaw ⓘ
location Worms, Germany ⓘ
opposed Lutheran doctrine of justification by faith alone ⓘ
opposedBy supporters of Martin Luther ⓘ
ordered burning of Martin Luther’s books ⓘ
place Worms ⓘ
linked to: Worms, Germany
promulgatedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
recognizedBy Catholic princes of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
relatedTo Diet of Worms ⓘ
Lutheran Reformation ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousPosition upheld Catholic doctrine ⓘ
resultedIn increased protection of Luther by sympathetic princes ⓘ
signedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
subject Protestant Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Reformation
timePeriod 16th century ⓘ
year 1521 ⓘ

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Diet of Worms (1521) → hasPart → Edict of Worms ⓘ
subject linked to: Diet of Worms
Diet of Worms (1521) → hasOutcome → Edict of Worms ⓘ
subject linked to: Diet of Worms
Diet of Worms (1521) → followedBy → Edict of Worms ⓘ
subject linked to: Diet of Worms
Frederick the Wise → opposed → Edict of Worms ⓘ
Imperial Diet → significantEvent → Edict of Worms ⓘ
Aleander, papal nuncio → advocatedFor → Edict of Worms against Martin Luther ⓘ
linked to: Edict of Worms
Lutheran Reformation → hasKeyEvent → Edict of Worms ⓘ
Junker Jörg → associatedEvent → Edict of Worms ⓘ
Decet Romanum Pontificem → subjectOf → excommunication of Martin Luther ⓘ
linked to: Edict of Worms
Exsurge Domine et judica causam tuam → threatens → excommunication of Martin Luther ⓘ
linked to: Edict of Worms
Catholic–Lutheran doctrinal controversy → relatedEvent → 1521 Edict of Worms ⓘ
linked to: Edict of Worms
Diet of Speyer (1529) → topic → Edict of Worms ⓘ
Free Imperial City of Worms → significantEvent → Edict of Worms (1521) ⓘ
linked to: Edict of Worms