; Whereas Martin Luther published his German translation of the New Testament on September 21, 1522; Whereas Martin Luther wrote the Personal Prayer Book in 1522, a predecessor of the Small Catechism; Whereas the Diet of Speyer in 1526 grants German princes the right to establish religion in their territory; Whereas the second Diet of Speyer in April of 1529, resulted in the issue of Protestio, which gave rise to the label Protestant ; Whereas Martin Luther published the Small Catechism and the Large Catechism in 1529; Whereas Hans Lufft published the first edition of Martin Luther’s complete German Bible in 1534; Whereas the first Lutheran church, Torgau Castle Chapel, was built in 1544; Whereas Martin Luther preached his last sermon on February 14, 1546, and died in Eisleben on February 18, 1546; Whereas the Protestant Reformation extended beyond Martin Luther and Lutheranism; Whereas Ulrich Zwingli began preaching on the New Testament in 1519; Whereas Ulrich Zwingli initiated the Reformation in Zurich in 1522; Whereas John Calvin published the first edition of Institutes of the Christian Religion in 1536; Whereas John Calvin initiated the Reformation and the Calvinist movement in Geneva in 1541; Whereas Thomas Münzer began preaching against infant baptism in 1521; Whereas the Anabaptist movement formally began in 1525, when George Blaurock was rebaptized by Conrad Grebel; Whereas William Tyndale visited Martin Luther in Wittenberg in 1525; Whereas, influenced by Martin Luther’s translation, William Tyndale printed an English translation of the New Testament in Worms in 1525; Whereas, by 1526, the first copies of the English-translated New Testament had been smuggled into England; Whereas William Tyndale was convicted of heresy and executed in Vilvoorde in 1536; Whereas it is reported that William Tyndale’s last words were, Lord, open the King of England’s eyes ; Whereas over 18,000 copies of the English translation of the New Testament were eventually smuggled into England