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Altenburger Land

St. Bartholomew's Church, Altenburg

Altenburger Land

St. Bartholomew's Church, Altenburg

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St. Bartholomew's Church, Altenburg

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Location: Altenburg, Altenburger Land, Thuringia, Germany

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November 6, 2019

Hiking

Since the Reformation year 2017 Georg Burkhardt, known as Spalatin as a life-size sculpture, can be found again on the wide stepped square in front of the church. The largely unknown reformer, without whose active help Martin Luther would hardly have survived, worked the last 20 years of his life at this church and is also buried here. It was he who organized the spectacular "kidnapping" of Luther to the Wartburg and is otherwise considered the "helmsman of the Reformation".

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June 5, 2018

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On 15.4.1523 Luther in St. Bartholomew trusted his friend Dr. Wenzeslaus Linck. This event caused a huge scandal, which the local monks felt like a slap in the face: the wedding of a pastor with a local citizen's daughter was celebrated as an early achievement of the Reformation for 2 days.

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January 27, 2024

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The first mention of a Romanesque church was in 1215.

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Location: Altenburg, Altenburger Land, Thuringia, Germany

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