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Worms
Luther/Reformation Monument (Lutherdenkmal)
In 1521, an Imperial Diet was held in Worms at which time Martin Luther was summoned to appear. (In politics, a Diet is a formal deliberative assembly.) Luther was called to recant his writings, beliefs, and some of the 95 theses. Testifying before the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V (Karl V), and the prince electors, he refused to recant. Legend holds that Luther ended his defense with the words, "Here I stand. I cannot do otherwise. God help me. Amen." (Hier stehe ich, ich kann nicht anders, Gott helfe mir, Amen.) At the end of the Diet, the Edict of Worms (Wormser Edikt) was issued declaring Luther to be an outlaw.
Worms
Luther/Reformation Monument (Lutherdenkmal)
In 1521, an Imperial Diet was held in Worms at which time Martin Luther was summoned to appear. (In politics, a Diet is a formal deliberative assembly.) Luther was called to recant his writings, beliefs, and some of the 95 theses. Testifying before the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V (Karl V), and the prince electors, he refused to recant. Legend holds that Luther ended his defense with the words, "Here I stand. I cannot do otherwise. God help me. Amen." (Hier stehe ich, ich kann nicht anders, Gott helfe mir, Amen.) At the end of the Diet, the Edict of Worms (Wormser Edikt) was issued declaring Luther to be an outlaw.