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Lutheran History
May 5, 2023
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An event every year that begins at 12:00 am on day 5 of May, repeating indefinitely
May 5, 1525: Frederick III, the elector of Saxony also called “Frederick the Wise,” dies. An avid collector of relics and a supporter of modern scholarship (he founded the University of Wittenberg), Frederick protected Martin Luther after the Diet of Worms condemned the reformer
