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| The church where the 95 Theses were nailed! |
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| A replica of the 95 Theses. |
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| The door where Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses. |
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| The city square and the Stadtkirche (city church) in the background. |
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| At the base of the Stadtkirche. |
This blog is where I will share my experiences while I am abroad in Germany from August 2011 to July 2012 with the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals Program. Email questions or comments to claytonwollner@gmail.com or comment on a post.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Wittenberg
Do you remember that guy named Martin Luther? If not, let me refresh your memory. Martin Luther was the guy who nailed his 95 theses to the door of Schlosskirche on October 31st, 1517 in defiance of the Catholic Church to shed light on some of the practices he thought were wrong like selling indulgences. He also translated the Bible from Latin to German which gave way to a standardized German language. He was a pretty important guy and for a large part of his life he lived and taught theology in Wittenberg which just so happens to be in the state that I live in in Germany. It is about 1.5 hours with a car from where I live. My host parents took me and a friend on a day trip to Wittenberg to see the sights. We saw the actual church where Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses. It was pretty cool to be standing in such rich history. In fact the city has come to be known as Lutherstadt Wittenberg which means Luthercity Wittenberg.
The church in itself is amazing to see but Wittenberg is also very beautiful little city and we explored it further.
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