RELIGIOUS EVENTS IN HISTORY On May 26, 1521, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V issues the Edict of Worms, which formally condemned the teachings of Martin Luther. The Edict was the culmination of the on… ...

Charles V’s Edict of Worms not only banned Luther’s writings, but also denied him support and declared him an outlaw. When the edict was published in the May however, Luther was already in the ...

On May 26, 1521, Martin Luther was banned by the Catholic Church’s Edict of Worms, which cited his religious beliefs and writings. In 1790 Tennessee was organized as a territory. In 1864 the ...