Philipp Melanchthon delivered the oration. When Melanchthon died in , he was buried close to Luther in the Castle Church. The church was quickly rebuilt, and later further restored. The stonework of the north portal is original but, sadly, the original wooden doors to which Luther posted his theses were among the casualties of the fire. To commemorate the th anniversary of Luther's birth in , they were replaced with bronze doors that bear the Latin text of the 95 Theses.
In the tympanum over the door is a painting of the same date, depicting Luther and Melancthon kneeling before a Crucifixion against the backdrop of Wittenberg. Around the prominent round tower of the church is another tribute to Luther: a band reading Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott - the title of Luther's famous hymn, "A Mighty Fortress is Our God. The tower is The Schlosskirche is part of the Residenzschloss , a once-grand Renaissance palace that is now only a shadow of its former self after centuries of fire and war.
Today it houses a youth hostel with enviable ambience, accessed via a unique external staircase in the western wing. The floor plan of the Castle Church is a simple one: a nave with narrow side aisles leading directly into the choir with no transept. At the entrance to the choir are the simple tombs of Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon. The bronze plaque on the tomb of Luther is a replica made in Its abbreviated Latin epitaph roughly translates: "Here lies the body of Martin Luther, Doctor of Divinity, who died at Eisleben, his birthplace, on the 12th of the Calends of March, in the year , when he had lived 63 years, 3 months, and 10 days.
On 31st October he nailed his 95 theses on to the main door. Today, inside the church, the grave of Martin Luther and the final resting place of the reformer Philipp Melanchthon can be visited. Admission fees adults 2. Admission fees only for guide tours adults 3. Last admission: 30 minutes before closing Changes at short notice are possible at any time due to events. Children up to 3 years can enter the tower free of charge and must be carried to pass.
Coins for the visit are available at the visitor centre of the castle church or at the Tourist Information at Schlossplatz. Eastern apse: main altar draped with red and the Luther rose. Carved by Wittenberg sculptor Wilhelm Lober, the 19th-century wood pulpit is decorated with the coat-of-arms from towns associated with Luther, including Eisleben, Erfurt, Wittenberg and Worms.
I attended at 8am the first service of Reformation Day which was held in English. Delivering the sermon was Dr. Robert G. Moore, delivering sermon in English on Reformation Day Under the staircase pulpit is the final resting place for Martin Luther A modest plate fixed to a raised sandstone base now marks the spot where Luther is buried a couple of metres below ground.
With his influential writings on theology and collaborations with Luther, Melanchthon was an important figure in the early stages of the Reformation. The verse encircles the tower as a one-metre tall frieze made with over thousand individual pieces of porcelain. Castle church tower, illuminated by mid-autumn afternoon light. Reformation Day 1st service at 8am, in English.
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