All Saints' Church, Wittenberg

All Saints' Church
Schlosskirche (German)
Apse and belfry of the Schlosskirche
Map
LocationWittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt
CountryGermany
DenominationLutheran
Previous denominationRoman Catholic
Websiteschlosskirche-wittenberg.de/
History
Founder(s)Frederick III, Elector of Saxony
DedicationAll Saints
Consecrated17 January 1503
Architecture
Architect(s)Conrad Pflüger
StyleLate Gothic
Groundbreaking1490
Completed1511
Part ofLuther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg
CriteriaCultural: (iv)(vi)
Reference783-001
Inscription1996 (20th Session)
Area0.16 ha (17,000 sq ft)
Buffer zone4.58 ha (493,000 sq ft)

All Saints' Church, commonly referred to as Schlosskirche (Castle Church) to distinguish it from the Stadtkirche (Town Church) 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,[1] launching the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.[2][3]

Beginning in 1883, the church was restored as a memorial site[4][5][6] and re-inaugurated on 31 October 1892, 375 years after Luther's posting. Because of its religious significance and testimony to the lasting global effects of the Reformation, the church was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1996 along with other sites in Wittenberg and Eisleben associated with Martin Luther and Philip Melanchthon.[7]

  1. ^ "Martin Luther History". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  2. ^ "ReformationTours.com". Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
  3. ^ "Willkommen an der Universität Duisburg-Essen".
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  6. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Wittenberg (City and University)".
  7. ^ "Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 3 July 2022.