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Diet of Worms
Summoned before Emperor Charles V and ordered to recant, Luther replied that his conscience was captive to the Word of God. "Here I stand, I can do no other." He was declared an outlaw but escaped to translate the Bible into German.
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“Diet of Worms.” Atlas. Accessed 2026. https://fcbh-atlas.vercel.app/en/event/diet-of-worms