On my recent trip to Germany I was able to visit Wartburg Castle and thought Reformation Day would be a great time to share some pictures from the trip! This week I will only share pictures of a Luther/Christian nature and next week I will share other pictures of the castle.
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| Wartburg Castle |
On October 31, 1517 Martin Luther posted his
95 Theses onto the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. It was this action that started the Protestant Reformation.
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| Room where Luther translated the Bible into German |
Luther was passionate about getting the Bible into the hands of regular Germans and so spent some time translating it from Greek to German while he was hiding at Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Germany after he was declared an outlaw.
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| This desk hold an original edition of Luther's translation |
There is a saying by Luther, "I fought the devil with ink." There had been an ink stain on the wall of this small chapel at one time but pieces of the wall where the ink stain had been were removed by pilgrims who came to the castle to glimpse the place where Luther stayed.
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| Small chapel in Wartburg Castle |
Much earlier than Martin Luther, in 1211 the Catholic Saint Elisabeth of Hungary was raised at Wartburg. She became the wife of Ludwig IV Thuringia and was reknown for her charity and kindness. So Wartburg Castle holds a place of importance in the hearts of Catholics as well.
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| The larger chuch located in Wartburg Castle |
In fact, to this day both Catholic and Protestant services are held weekly at Wartburg Castle.
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| A cross is located on the highest tower of Wartburg |
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