All Saints' Church, Wittenberg
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, launching the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
| All Saints' Church | |
|---|---|
Apse and belfry of the Schlosskirche | |
| Location | Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Country | Germany |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | schlosskirche-wittenberg.de/ |
| History | |
| Founder(s) | Frederick III, Elector of Saxony |
| Dedication | All Saints |
| Consecrated | 17 January 1503 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Conrad Pflüger |
| Style | Late Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1490 |
| Completed | 1511 |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Part of | Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg |
| Criteria | Cultural: (iv)(vi) |
| Reference | 783-001 |
| Inscription | 1996 (20th Session) |
| Area | 0.16 ha (17,000 sq ft) |
| Buffer zone | 4.58 ha (493,000 sq ft) |
Beginning in 1883, the church was restored as a memorial site 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.