All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
All Saints' Church, commonly referred to as Schlosskirche to distinguish it from the Stadtkirche of St. Mary's, sometimes known as the Reformation Memorial Church, is a Lutheran church in Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the site where, according to Philip Melanchthon, the Ninety-five Theses were posted by Martin Luther in 1517, launching the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
Apse and belfry of the Schlosskirche
Illustration of Wittenberg Castle Church by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1509
"Theses Doors", commemorating Luther's Ninety-five Theses, were installed on Luther's 375th birthday in 1858.
"Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott", the inscription on the church tower
Wittenberg, is the fourth-largest town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Wittenberg is situated on the River Elbe, 60 kilometers (37 mi) north of Leipzig and 90 kilometers (56 mi) south-west of Berlin, and has a population of 46,008 (2018).
Market square with Stadtkirche Wittenberg
Image: Wittenberg Stadtbach in der Schlossstrasse (Town Stream in the Schlossstrasse) geo.hlipp.de 28216
Image: Wittenberg Market square
Image: Wittenberg Schlosskirche innen 1