Diet of Speyer

Gasparo Contarini

Catholic Opponents of the Reformation

The Venetian cardinal who came nearest to agreement with the Protestants at Regensburg in 1541, and failed.

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The Diets of Speyer

November 3, 2026 8 min read Reformation-Era Councils and Diets

The Diets of Speyer (1526 and 1529): the Word of the Lord endures forever, the recess that let each state answer to God, the Protestation that named the Protestants, and Calvin’s plea at Speyer in 1544.

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