The Fugitive in the Fortress
In May 1521, Martin Luther was the most wanted man in Europe. Declared a heretic by the Diet of Worms, stripped of all legal protection,...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Proverbs 18:10.
In May 1521, Martin Luther was the most wanted man in Europe. Declared a heretic by the Diet of Worms, stripped of all legal protection, he could be killed on sight without consequence. As his small wagon rattled through the Thuringian forest, armed horsemen burst from the trees and seized him. Luther vanished. For nearly a year, the world believed him dead.…
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