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Refusal to Recant
- When
- 15 June 1520
- Where
- Unknown
- Part of
- Excommunication of Luther
Luther refused to recant forty-one propositions from his writings after the warning in Exsurge Domine.
In June 1520, the bull Exsurge Domine warned Luther that he risked excommunication unless he recanted forty-one sentences from his writings within sixty days. Luther's refusal to comply with this demand directly precipitated the formal excommunication issued the following January.
Sources
- Martin Luther Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
- Pope Leo X Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-08
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