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Illustration of Wittenberg Castle Church by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1509. When in the late 15th century the Wettin prince Frederick III the Wise, elector of Saxony from 1486, had the former Ascanian fortress rebuilt, a new All Saints' Church was designed by the architect Conrad Pflüger [4] (c. 1450 – 1506/07) and erected between 1490 and 1511 [8] in the Late Gothic style.
The Stadtkirche from the market square, 2015 Cranach's altarpiece, Stadtkirche, Wittenberg Stadtkirche Wittenberg from the north east Decoration over west door, Stadtkirche Wittenberg. The Stadt- und Pfarrkirche St. Marien zu Wittenberg (Town and Parish Church of St. Mary's) is the civic church of the German town of Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
The Wittenberg altarpiece is a visualization of several major principles of the Protestant Reformation, and serves as a portrayal of Lutheran sacramental theology. On the front, the middle panel and the inner two wings depict the three sacraments recognized by Luther, namely the Baptism , Eucharist and Absolution .
Lutheranism as a religious movement originated in the early 16th century Holy Roman Empire as an attempt to reform the Catholic Church.The movement originated with the call for a public debate regarding several issues within the Catholic Church by Martin Luther, then a professor of Bible at the young University of Wittenberg.
Woodcut of an indulgence-seller in a church from a 1521 pamphlet Johann Tetzel's coffer, now on display at St. Nicholaus church in Jüterbog, Germany. Martin Luther, professor of moral theology at the University of Wittenberg and town preacher, [3] wrote the Ninety-five Theses against the contemporary practice of the church with respect to indulgences.
Wittenberg, [a] officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is the fourth-largest town in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, in the Federal Republic of Germany.It is situated on the River Elbe, 60 kilometers (37 mi) north of Leipzig and 90 kilometers (56 mi) south-west of the reunified German federal capital city of Berlin, and has a population of 46,008 (2018).
In 1760, Wittenberg was attacked by Austria during the Seven Years' War, and many important buildings, particularly the Schloßkirche (city church), were severely damaged. Although the Lutherhaus survived with only minimal damage, it was the beginning of a period of decay.
Luther Monument on the Wittenberg market square. A Luther Monument (German: Lutherdenkmal) is a monument dedicated to the reformer Martin Luther. The oldest one from 1821 is in Wittenberg. The largest one, the Luther Monument in Worms, was unveiled in 1868 as a composition of several statues, designed by Ernst Rietschel.