Wittenberg
Reformation's birthplace city
Wittenberg is a town in eastern Germany, historically significant as the place where Martin Luther posted his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517, sparking the Protestant Reformation.
The town's full name is Lutherstadt Wittenberg—Luther City.
It appears in discussions of religious history and Reformation theology: Luther taught at the University of Wittenberg.
Protestant Reformation initiator
- Martin LutherProtestant Reformation founder
- Ninety-Five ThesesAnti-indulgence propositions from 1517
- ProtestantPost-schism Western Christian
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
church door · indulgences · theological · Protestant Reformation · reform · Lutheranism · theses · nailing
Building entrance for worship
- touristsTravelers seeing sights
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
museum · commemoration · UNESCO · historic · visitors · sacred · guided tours · landmarks
German state around Dresden
- GermanyCentral European nation
- townMid-sized settlement
- GermanCentral European language
- BrandenburgNortheastern German federal state
medieval · castle · market square · East Germany · historic district · cobblestone · old town · townscape
Protestant Reformation initiator
- academicRelating to education or theory
- theologyStudy of the divine
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- professorsHighest-ranking university instructors
students · disputations · curriculum · humanism · philosophy · doctoral · lectures · faculty
Religious art behind altar
- portraitsImages of specific people
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
- paintingsPictures made with pigment
woodcuts · religious art · printmaking · commissions · biblical scenes · propaganda · illustrations · engravings
Luther
Protestant Reformation initiator
- Martin LutherProtestant Reformation founder
- Ninety-Five ThesesAnti-indulgence propositions from 1517
- ProtestantPost-schism Western Christian
Reformation · church door · indulgences · theological · Protestant Reformation · reform · Lutheranism · theses · nailing · disputation
church door
Building entrance for worship
- touristsTravelers seeing sights
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
anniversary · museum · commemoration · UNESCO · historic · visitors · sacred · guided tours · landmarks · shrines
Saxony
German state around Dresden
Brandenburg · medieval · castle · market square · East Germany · historic district · cobblestone · old town · townscape · riverside
Luther
Protestant Reformation initiator
- academicRelating to education or theory
- theologyStudy of the divine
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
professors · students · disputations · curriculum · humanism · philosophy · doctoral · lectures · faculty · intellectual
altarpiece
Religious art behind altar
- portraitsImages of specific people
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- RenaissanceEuropean cultural reawakening
paintings · woodcuts · religious art · printmaking · commissions · biblical scenes · propaganda · illustrations · engravings · patronage
WittenbergRome
Italy's capital city
St. Peter's Basilica · Avignon · Canterbury · Trent · Catholic Church