Luther refuses to recant before Charles V at Worms and is outlawed by the Edict of Worms; Frederick of Saxony hides him in the Wartburg, where he translates the New Testament.
The Event
- Date
- 1521 (exact)
- Era
- Reformation; Standard ecumenical periodization
- Location
- Worms
- Traditions
- Christianity
- Streams
- Lutheran
- Key figures
- Martin Luther, Charles V
- Key texts
- Edict of Worms
Connections
- Luther's Ninety-Five Theses; followed
Primary Sources
- Edict of Worms
- Martin Luther, address at Worms (reported)
Secondary Sources
- González, The Story of Christianity, vols. 1–2 (Harper, 2010)
Provenance: HIST-0033; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-26.
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