On This Day

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January 3, 1521

Pope Leo X issues the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem, which excommunicates Martin Luther from the Catholic Church.

 

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Also on this day:

1892 – Birth of J.R.R. Tolkien, British Writer

1898 – Death of Robert L. Dabney, American Presbyterian

1990 – Death of Loraine Boettner, American Presbyterian