The Trial of Martin Luther: Selected Images

 
Key Figures

Martin Luther
Pope Leo X
Elector Frederick the Wise
Emperor Charles V
Aleander, papal legate
John Eck, theologian

Key Events and Scenes

Luther looks to God after lightening fells friend on road in 1505
The Life of Luther in Forty-Eight Engravings by Gustav Koening (1847)
Wittenberg
Indulgences for sale
Castle Church, Wittenberg
Gathering around Castle Church following posting of 95 Theses
Luther being interviewed by Cardinal Cajetan
The Leipzig debate with John Eck
Cartoon with Pope Leo and Luther
Holbein (1522)(pope is hanging from Luther's nose)
The bull against Luther (Exsurge Domine)
Burning of Luther's books
Luther burning the papal bull
Luther's entrance to Worms
The Life of Luther in Forty-Eight Historical Engravings by Gustav König
Luther preparing for heaing at Worms
The Life of Luther in Forty-Eight Engravings by Gustav Koenig
Diet at Worms
Luther's second hearing at Worms
Luther in exile at Wartburg translating the Bible
The Life of Luther in Forty-Eight Historical Engravings by Gustav Koenig
Mural: The Life of Martin Luther

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