(A.D. 1529) At the Diet of SpeyerThe Diet was the deliberative body of the Holy Roman Empire. It was not strictly a legislative body, and more resembled a form of Medieval Great Counc... more, Lutheran princes lodge a formal protest against the enforcement of the Edict of Wormswas the imperial judgment rendered against Luther at the Diet of Worms condemning him to death as a heretic. Thereafter, it was a criminal act to assi... more, thus giving birth to the name “ProtestantContrary to popular belief, the term does not refer to protest against the Roman Catholic Church. The term original refers to a formal protest lodged ... more.”
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