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When did the Fifth Lateran Council end?
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Pope Leo X, contemporary medallion; in the coin collection of the Vatican Library.
The Fifth Lateran Council concluded on March 16, 1517.1
Although the council was originally convoked by Pope Julius II in 1512, Leo X inherited the assembly early in his pontificate. The council was ultimately dissolved without achieving significant reforms, occurring just before the Protestant Reformation began with the circulation of Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses.21