Facts & Fiction
Facts and Fiction
On the doors of the Wittenberg churches
Has the nailing of Luther's 95 theses to the doors of the Castle Church in Wittenberg really happened? News from the debate about the posting of the theses.
The lightning stroke near Stotternheim
In mortal fear during a thunderstorm near Stotternheim, Martin Luther vows: "I will become a monk!"
The throwing of the ink pot
According to legend, the devil is said to have molested Martin Luther in his room. When the monk, who was totally absorbed by his work, heard a scratching and chafing, he valiantly grasped the ink pot and threw it at the devil's grimacing face, in order to chase away the perpetrator.
The Luther Oak in Wittenberg
According to a legend, the Luther Oak in Wittenberg was planted by a student in love, one day after December 10th, 1520, at exactly the place where the Reformer had burned the papal bull of excommunication, as well as books of his enemies.
The cultural memory of the Reformation - The collection of Georg Rörer
Georg Rörer was among Martin Luther’s closest collaborators. With an emphasis on Luther, he systematically assembled a large collection of transcripts of lectures and sermons, some written instantaneously and others from memory.
Luthers Birth House and 'Death House' in the GDR
The Luther Memorials Foundation of Saxony-Anhalt (Stiftung Luthergedenkstätte in Sachsen-Anhalt) carried out the research project ‘Reformation und Bauernkrieg'.
Luther and the apple tree
"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant an apple tree today", Martin Luther is said to have proclaimed.
With writings and sheep's cheese for the Reformation
The deeply religious Reformation princess Elisabeth von Braunschweig-Lüneburg goes down in history as a progressive ruler and author of numerous writings, many of which still exist today.
New Edition: The correspondence of noble women in the Age of Reformation
Her correspondence offers deep and vibrant insights into contemporary events and their context, and also provides evidence of this woman’s unusual life.
The projected edition will initially cover the letters up to the end of the Rochlitz Dynasty (1547) and make them accessible in unabridged form.
The latrine as a place of discovery about the Reformation
Did Martin Luther really gain his central insights for the Reformation on the toilet? There is a lot of speculation about the exact place where Martin Luther learned to understand that people experience divine grace not through good works, but through faith alone.
