1. The Impact of the Protestant Reformation on The Holy Roman E
... safe. God help me. Amen." Excommunicated and condemned by the Church, he sought refuge at Wartburg Castle, protected by the elector Frederick the Wise of Saxony. There, he began his translation of the Bible, an important step in the development of the modern German language" (Bainton 1997: 144-148). Perhaps one of the main key factors in the rapid spread of ... ...
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