In 1523 Alfonso de Villa Sancta, a learned friar of the Observant (reform) branch of the Friars Minor and friend of the King's old advisor Erasmus, dedicated to the queen his book De Liberio Arbitrio adversus Melanchthonem. The book denounced Philip Melanchthon, a supporter of Luther. Acting as her confessor, he was able to nominate her for the title of "Defender of the Faith" for denying Luther's arguments.
In 1523 Alfonso de Villa Sancta a learned friar of the Observant (reform) branch of the Friars Minor and friend of the King's old advisor Erasmus, dedicated to the queen his book De Liberio Arbitrio adversu,s Melanchthonem. The book denounced Philip Melanchthon a supporter of Luther. Acting as her confessor, he was able to nominate her for the title of "Defender of the Faith" for denying Luther's arguments.