Wittenberg Castle Church in Germany

Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany

Wittenberg Castle Church

The door where the Ninety-Five Theses were posted in 1517 — now cast in bronze, the wooden original long since burned.

Biblical significance

3/5 · Well attested
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Luther, then a professor at the university here, objected to the sale of indulgences funding St Peter's in Rome. Whether he hammered or merely mailed the theses is still argued; the church door was the university noticeboard either way. Luther and Melanchthon are both buried inside. The town preserves the Luther House, the largest Reformation museum in the world, in the former Augustinian monastery where he lived.

Scripture

Romans 1:17

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Ephesians 2:8-9

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Best time to go

31 October, Reformation Day.

Visitor notes

Combined ticket for the Luther House, Melanchthon House and both churches. Easy day trip from Berlin.

Coordinates

51.8661, 12.6383

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