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Luther Excommunicated

Luther Excommunicated

Dates: 1521 AD

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Luther was excommunicated for his ideas by Pope Leo X on January 3, 1521.

Luther Excommunicated — Portrait of Pope Leo X by Peter Paul Rubens located at the Museum Plantin-Moretus, Antwerp.

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Luther Excommunicated — Pope Leo's bull issued against Luther's teachings

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