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Schlosskirche Allerheiligen
Sschloss area,
Anhalt-Wittenberg
Sexony-Anhalt
Germany
Type: Architectural Interest
Hours: May-Oct., Tuesdays at 2:30 pm, half-hour organ concerts held in the Stadtkirche.
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Anhalt-Wittenberg
Sexony-Anhalt
Germany
Type: Architectural Interest
Hours: May-Oct., Tuesdays at 2:30 pm, half-hour organ concerts held in the Stadtkirche.
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The Schlosskirche Allerheiligen is a major tourist draw. It is on the doors of this church that Martin Luther was supposed to have nailed his 95 Theses on October 31, 1517. The church, and said door, burned down in 1760 during the Seven Years’ War. The current church was reconstructed in 1892 and incorporated one of the original castle towers as a church tower. In 1855, the 95 Theses were cast in bronze and are seen on the door facing the square.
Inside the church are the graves of several Askanian counts who ruled the area from 1157 until 1422, but generally of more interest are the graves of both Luther and Melanchthon in the front of the church. Also of note are the bronze epitaph (1527 by Peter Vischer) of Fredrick the Wise and an alabaster statue (1537) of him kneeling in knight’s armor. The pulpit, altar, baptism font, and most other decorations date from 1892, although most are made to look older.
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